THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PHILIP'S, DORRIDGE WITH ST JAMES', BENTLEY HEATH IN THE BENEFICE OF DORRIDGE AND BENTLEY HEATH

Registered charity 1133831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP'S DORRIDGE WITH ST JAMES BENTLEY HEATH

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Latest income
£567k
Latest spending
£419k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £172,002 against a stated policy minimum of £80,000. Total income rose to £566,863, driven by increased giving and premises income, while total expenditure increased to £418,782 due to expanded staffing and mission commitments. The charity maintains a strong cash position and has reduced outstanding loans, indicating stable financial health.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £80k (held: £172k)
“the PCC’s revised its stated reserves policy to say that the bank balance in the General Fund should not go below £80k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans from PCC members
“At the end of the year outstanding loans provided by members of the PCC totalled £4,000” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£567k
Total spending
£419k
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£80k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£567k£419k
31/12/2024£482k£310k
31/12/2023£414k£304k
31/12/2022£564k£271k
31/12/2021£435k£2.9m

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PHILIP'S, DORRIDGE WITH ST JAMES', BENTLEY HEATH IN THE BENEFICE OF DORRIDGE AND BENTLEY HEATH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £172,002 against a stated policy minimum of £80,000. Total income rose to £566,863, driven by increased giving and premises income, while total expenditure increased to £418,782 due to expanded staffing and mission commitments. The charity maintains a strong cash position and has reduced outstanding loans, indicating stable financial health. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BELMONT EXETER1£3k
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY1£1k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PHILIP'S, DORRIDGE WITH ST JAMES', BENTLEY HEATH IN THE BENEFICE OF DORRIDGE AND BENTLEY HEATH£567k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP, EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON FY2024£332k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ILLOGAN FY2024£108k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP & ST JAMES CHATHAM FY2024£160k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' EXETER FY2024£165k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEDDINGTON FY2025£151k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.