THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, STOKE NEWINGTON

Registered charity 1133877 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S PCC STOKE NEWINGTON

Church of England parish church in the parish of St Mary Stoke Newington

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Latest income

£250k

Latest spending

£238k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position remained precarious during the year, with the PCC forced to limit its contribution to the Diocese's Common Fund due to declining income and rising expenditure. Despite these challenges, the charity reported a net increase in reserves, with free reserves rising to £155,537, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of £45,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £45,000 (held: £156k)

“free reserves should be the equivalent of £45,000 kept on deposit where funds permit.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant from Palatine Trust Charity

“Rev Charis Enga, Priest in Charge and member of the PCC, Andrew McCully and Ms Katie Smith (both church wardens) are trustees of the Palatine Trust Charity (Charity Registration 250880) (“the charity”) during 2025. During 2025 the Palatine Trust made a grant of £15,000 (2024: £12,000) to the PCC.” — page 21

“During 2025: • the PCC made payments totalling £1,200 (2024: £1,200) to TOC for the PCC’s use of the premises and £nil (2024: £3,528) in respect of maintenance. • TOC met the cost of the building’s insurance £4,505 (2024: £4,363).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to Old Church Stoke Newington Limited

“Rev Charis Enga, Priest in Charge and member of the PCC, Andrew McCully and Ms Katie Smith (both church wardens) are trustees of the Palatine Trust Charity (Charity Registration 250880) (“the charity”) during 2025. During 2025 the Palatine Trust made a grant of £15,000 (2024: £12,000) to the PCC.” — page 21

“During 2025: • the PCC made payments totalling £1,200 (2024: £1,200) to TOC for the PCC’s use of the premises and £nil (2024: £3,528) in respect of maintenance. • TOC met the cost of the building’s insurance £4,505 (2024: £4,363).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Old Church Stoke Newington Limited

“The Old Church Stoke Newington Limited (company registration no. 08886915) (“TOC”) was established on 11 February 2016 to “build community through the arts and encourage creativity for all”. TOC operates the Old Church Building under annual licence from the PCC as an arts venue” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Mary's Stoke Newington (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew John McCully · trustee of 3 other charities
Dr Susanna Josephine Helen Laura Venables-Fisher
Elizabeth Ann Yauner
Gillian Sewell · trustee of 2 other charities
JUDITH SIMPSON
Kate Brice
Katie Horten-Middleton
Liz Kalu · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark Andrew Perrett
Philip Diprose
Rachel Gill
Rahul Matthew
Rev Charis Amelia Enga · trustee of 2 other charities
Sara Cottingham
Sophie Ip

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£250k	£238k
31/12/2024	£248k	£261k
31/12/2023	£324k	£304k
31/12/2022	£215k	£226k
31/12/2021	£215k	£185k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, STOKE NEWINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position remained precarious during the year, with the PCC forced to limit its contribution to the Diocese's Common Fund due to declining income and rising expenditure. Despite these challenges, the charity reported a net increase in reserves, with free reserves rising to £155,537, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of £45,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	11/11/2024	£5k	Grant to St Mary's Church
The Mercers' Company	25/01/2023	£40k	Grant to St Mary's Parochial Church Council
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/11/2021	£10k	2nd Chance Cafe
UK government	07/01/2021	£5k	St Mary's Old Church, Stoke Newington
UK government	07/01/2021	£15k	St Mary's Old Church, Stoke Newington
City Bridge Foundation	14/03/2018	£22k	Grant to St Mary's Church
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/02/2010	£5k	St. Mary's Family Support
City Bridge Foundation	08/10/2009	£50k	Grant to St Mary's Church
City Bridge Foundation	22/01/2009	£2k	Grant to St Mary's Church

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OLAVE, STOKE NEWINGTON.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, STOKE NEWINGTON	£250k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OLAVE, STOKE NEWINGTON FY2024	£235k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, ISLINGTON FY2024	£975k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY, STOKE BY NAYLAND FY2025	£219k	—	unclear	4.7%	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, NEWICK FY2025	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST GABRIEL, STOKE GABRIEL, TOTNES. FY2025	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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