Whitfield Parochial Church Council (Glossop)

Registered charity 1134145 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WHITFIELD, GLOSSOP, WHITFIELD PCC

The PCC is committed to helping the people of St James' and St Luke's churches and Glossop to learn and grow in their understanding of and faith in Jesus Christ. We are committed to sharing God's love in word and action in ways which benefit the people of Glossop and around the world promoting their physical, mental, spiritual, social and economic well-being.

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.

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Latest income

£159k

Latest spending

£201k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £179 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £72,944. This figure is above the Charity Commission's recommended target of three months of expenditure (£39,000), although forecasts indicate reserves may decline to £54,000 by 2027.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Together with rental and other income, we had a total income of £145,099.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £73k)

“The Charity Commission recommends holding 3 months of expenditure in our general reserves which equates to £39,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Chris Neilsonchair
Andrew Hackett
Ann Williams
Christine Peters
Christopher Clapham
Christopher Graham Bowes
Duncan James Edge
Elaine Richardson
Heather Kindleysides
Jean Burston
Jill Bradbury
Joanne Swindells
Matthew Gregory
Susan Christine Latusek

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£159k	£201k
31/12/2024	£149k	£152k
31/12/2023	£171k	£152k
31/12/2022	£122k	£163k
31/12/2021	£146k	£150k

Common questions

Is Whitfield Parochial Church Council (Glossop) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £179 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £72,944. This figure is above the Charity Commission's recommended target of three months of expenditure (£39,000), although forecasts indicate reserves may decline to £54,000 by 2027.

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 URSULA KEYES TRUST	1	£5k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£500

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 MARY, WHITKIRK.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Whitfield Parochial Church Council (Glossop)	£159k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, WHITKIRK FY2024	£192k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, WHITTLE LE WOODS FY2025	£149k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND ALL SAINTS WHALLEY FY2025	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRERETON AND RUGELEY FY2024	£162k	—	below	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY & CHRIST CHURCH, STALYBRIDGE FY2025	£254k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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