THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, ST ALBANS

Registered charity 1133957 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST LUKE'S PCC, ST ALBANS

We are a Church of England church, offering:- acts of public worship open to all- provision of sacred space for personal reflection and contemplation- pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved- teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups.

Objects

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: St Albans, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£200k

Latest spending

£156k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £43,367 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £266,126. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' forecasted payments (£31,000) (reserves figure: £266k)

“it is PCC policy to maintain a balance within the General Fund which equates to approximately three months’ forecasted payments (£31,000)”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £199,817 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Alexandra Louise Butler
Christopher William Swain
Esther Maria Buttle
Geradline Edgington
Geraldine Debra Evans
Jennifer Sutherland Hall
Jodie Lynn Promod
Justine Ellen Elbourne-Cload
Kathryn Ann CLOUGH
Matthew Paul Tinson
PETER CHARLES KASER
Rev Alexander James Huzzey
Rev Patrick Eric Dickson Craig
Victoria Margaret Wilkinson
Wendy Mills
William Shepherd Watts

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£200k	£156k
31/12/2024	£189k	£147k
31/12/2023	£191k	£154k
31/12/2022	£160k	£176k
31/12/2021	£160k	£153k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, ST ALBANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £43,367 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £266,126. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE S M B TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, WEST HOLLOWAY, LONDON.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, ST ALBANS	£200k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, WEST HOLLOWAY, LONDON FY2025	£275k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LAWRENCE WITH ST. PAUL, LONGRIDGE FY2025	£199k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, WIMBLEDON PARK FY2025	£257k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, GAMSTON AND BRIDGFORD FY2025	£359k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, BATTERSEA FY2025	£606k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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