THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARTFORD, CHESTER DIOCESE

Registered charity 1134217 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN'S CHURCH, HARTFORD

The Charity is the Church of England Parish Church which serves the Ecclesiastical Parish of Harford in the Diocese of Chester. The Church provides Worship according to the doctrine and litergy of the Church of England, Occasionally Offices (Weddings & Funerals etc) and Christian education and pastoral care to the residents of the Parish.

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Latest income

£800k

Latest spending

£609k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £1,550,205, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000 to £60,000. This surplus was primarily driven by a £257,000 legacy and unspent loan funds, resulting in a strong financial position with no material uncertainties reported.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees

“During the year the charity received total donations of £52,118 (2023: £64,861) from the trustees.” — page 24

“At the year end, a total of £20,000 (2023: £nil) was owed to trustees by the charity. No interest is payable on this loan, which is repayable in full in 2030.” — page 24

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Loan to trustees

“During the year the charity received total donations of £52,118 (2023: £64,861) from the trustees.” — page 24

“At the year end, a total of £20,000 (2023: £nil) was owed to trustees by the charity. No interest is payable on this loan, which is repayable in full in 2030.” — page 24

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£800k

Total spending

£609k

Reserves (reported)

£50k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MIKE SMITHchair · trustee of 3 other charities
CHARLES ADAM LINDSAY HAYWARD · trustee of 1 other charity
DR AUDREY EVELYN KERR-TAYLOR BDS
Dr DAVID RICHARDS
Dr JOHN GRAHAM CAMPBELL
EMILY DEAN
Fiona Kathleen Gibson
Helen Jane Barber
Jacqueline Barton
Jeremy Charles Bausor Hunns
Lesley Jane Ward Ward
Mary Denise Rollinson
Maxwell Thomas Heumann
Peter Alexander Ross
ROSALIND IRENE CAMPBELL
Rev Jonathan Miller Teasdale

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£800k	£609k
31/12/2023	£606k	£585k
31/12/2022	£567k	£587k
31/12/2021	£488k	£455k
31/12/2020	£488k	£455k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARTFORD, CHESTER DIOCESE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £1,550,205, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000 to £60,000. This surplus was primarily driven by a £257,000 legacy and unspent loan funds, resulting in a strong financial position with no material uncertainties reported. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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 JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE income £882k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WITH ST JOHN, HERTFORD income £218k
HERTFORD TOWN CHURCH income £106k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' HARBURY income £114k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHAD, HANDFORTH income £131k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH CHRIST CHURCH, HOXTON(DIOCESE OF LONDON) income £417k

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 JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARTFORD, CHESTER DIOCESE	£800k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE FY2025	£882k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WITH ST JOHN, HERTFORD FY2025	£218k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERTFORD TOWN CHURCH FY2024	£106k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' HARBURY FY2025	£114k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHAD, HANDFORTH FY2024	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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