THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM WITH CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTH HACKNEY

Registered charity 1134256 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PCC OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM, SOUTH HACKNEY

The Charity is a Church of England church in South Hackney, East London. It organises Christian worship that is open to all. It assists in the governance of St John of Jerusalem Primary School, contributes volunteers to the Hackney Winter Night Shelter and St Joseph's Hospice, and hosts the Festival Chorus (a community choir) and an Alcoholics Anonymous group.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£137k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts were £121,345 against total expenditure of £136,804, resulting in a net deficit of £15,459 for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £163,890, which is below the stated reserves policy target of six months' ordinary expenditure. The charity holds significant restricted funds (£135,135) but faces a current year shortfall in its general funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (84% of income)
“Donations and legacies 3 72,342 29,612 101,954 67,685” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £164k; policy: six months’ worth of ordinary expenditure)
“Total funds carried forward 13 163,890 135,135 299,025 314,484” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£121k£137k
31/12/2023£86k£140k
31/12/2022£197k£99k
31/12/2021£69k£79k
31/12/2020£97k£98k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM WITH CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTH HACKNEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts were £121,345 against total expenditure of £136,804, resulting in a net deficit of £15,459 for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £163,890, which is below the stated reserves policy target of six months' ordinary expenditure. The charity holds significant restricted funds (£135,135) but faces a current year shortfall in its general funds. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/05/2026£193k"St John of Jerusalem: celebrating 200 years"
London Borough of Hackney26/05/2020£5kGrant to St John of Jerusalem Church
Hackney Council26/05/2020£5kGrant to St John of Jerusalem Church

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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 ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM WITH CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTH HACKNEY£121k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, UPPER HOLLOWAY FY2025£375k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTHPORT FY2025£292k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SOUTH MIMMS FY2025£439k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST. MARY MAGDALEN AND ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA FY2024£174k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN BUCKHURST HILL FY2024£416k—0above—no doubt

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