THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST VEDAST

Registered charity 1134024 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST VEDAST, FOSTER LANE OR ST VEDAST-ALIAS-FOSTER

We are an Anglican Parish in the City of London, open 9 - 10 hours a weekday and for several hours on Saturday and Sunday to provide a ministry to many thousands of City workers in banking, finance, law, fund management, shopping and elsewhere

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Latest income
£314k
Latest spending
£293k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were approximately £80,000 at year-end, which the trustees note is 'just above the desired target' of six months' unrestricted payments. The charity reported a net movement in funds of -£51,701, primarily driven by investment losses and the redemption of reserves to fund organ renovation works. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' unrestricted payments (held: £80k)
“It is PCC policy to maintain in liquid form a balance of unrestricted funds (if possible) equivalent to approximately six months' unrestricted payments to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time. On 31 December 2025 the total of such funds was around £80,000, just above the desired target.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£314k£293k
31/12/2024£305k£293k
31/12/2023£360k£401k
31/12/2022£190k£191k
31/12/2021£247k£251k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST VEDAST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were approximately £80,000 at year-end, which the trustees note is 'just above the desired target' of six months' unrestricted payments. The charity reported a net movement in funds of -£51,701, primarily driven by investment losses and the redemption of reserves to fund organ renovation works. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government14/10/2020£38kCRF20 St Vedast-alias-Foster
City Bridge Foundation09/07/2015£1kGrant to St Vedast-alias-Foster

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
THE SOLA TRUST1£7k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST1£6k

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 AND CHRIST CHURCH, CHELSEA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST VEDAST£314k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE AND CHRIST CHURCH, CHELSEA FY2025£931k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, ISLINGTON FY2024£975k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL CORNHILL FY2024£186k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DAGENHAM FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt

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