THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FULWOOD CHRIST CHURCH, SHEFFIELD

Registered charity 1134057 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRIST CHURCH FULWOOD, SHEFFIELD, FULWOOD PCC

The mission of Christ Church Fulwood is to glorify God in the worship and work of the church by:- building up one another in the Christian faith;- reaching out to others with the love and message of Jesus; and- sending out Christians equipped to serve in gospel ministry elsewhere in the UK and overseas.The PCC continually strives to undertake activities which further this mission.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £143,253 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by expenditure exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains sufficient free reserves of £323,000 to cover its stated policy threshold of £160,000, allowing it to continue as a going concern despite an anticipated deficit in the 2025 budget.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% of income)
“Total Income 1,008,580 - 63,054 1,071,634 1,968,230” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: PCC members and key management personnel donated £133,052 before Gift Aid.
“PCC members and key management personnel (and families) donated £133,052 (2023 £147,241) before Gift Aid without conditions, which are included within the unrestricted total of Note 1.” — page 28
“The Brookhouse Hill Trust received £57,840 (2023 £53,100) for the rental of 50 Brooklands Crescent, 7 Whitfield Road and 1 Roscoe View. Paul Houghton was a trustee of the Brookhouse Hill Trust during the year.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to Brookhouse Hill Trust, where Paul Houghton is a trustee.
“PCC members and key management personnel (and families) donated £133,052 (2023 £147,241) before Gift Aid without conditions, which are included within the unrestricted total of Note 1.” — page 28
“The Brookhouse Hill Trust received £57,840 (2023 £53,100) for the rental of 50 Brooklands Crescent, 7 Whitfield Road and 1 Roscoe View. Paul Houghton was a trustee of the Brookhouse Hill Trust during the year.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to Judith Jones for property used by the curate.
“PCC members and key management personnel (and families) donated £133,052 (2023 £147,241) before Gift Aid without conditions, which are included within the unrestricted total of Note 1.” — page 28
“The Brookhouse Hill Trust received £57,840 (2023 £53,100) for the rental of 50 Brooklands Crescent, 7 Whitfield Road and 1 Roscoe View. Paul Houghton was a trustee of the Brookhouse Hill Trust during the year.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Insurance payments to Kingdom Bank, where Paul Houghton is a director.
“PCC members and key management personnel (and families) donated £133,052 (2023 £147,241) before Gift Aid without conditions, which are included within the unrestricted total of Note 1.” — page 28
“The Brookhouse Hill Trust received £57,840 (2023 £53,100) for the rental of 50 Brooklands Crescent, 7 Whitfield Road and 1 Roscoe View. Paul Houghton was a trustee of the Brookhouse Hill Trust during the year.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£323k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.1m£1.2m
31/12/2023£2.0m£1.1m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.6m
31/12/2021£1.5m£2.2m
31/12/2020£1.4m£1.0m

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FULWOOD CHRIST CHURCH, SHEFFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £143,253 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by expenditure exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains sufficient free reserves of £323,000 to cover its stated policy threshold of £160,000, allowing it to continue as a going concern despite an anticipated deficit in the 2025 budget. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FULWOOD CHRIST CHURCH, SHEFFIELD£1.1m—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH FULHAM FY2025£384k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SELLY PARK FY2024£213k—0within—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER FY2025£997k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SOUTH OSSETT FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD FY2024£834kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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