THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, BEDFORD

Registered charity 1134614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PAUL'S, BEDFORD

Parochial Church Council for St. Paul's Church Bedford

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Latest income

£346k

Latest spending

£504k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income decreased by £17,988 to £174,961, while restricted income significantly increased to £171,298 due to specific appeals. The charity's free reserves stood at £58,040, which the trustees report meets their policy target of maintaining at least three months' unrestricted payments (£41,778).

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' unrestricted payments (held: £58k)

“It has been PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on free reserves (net current assets) which equates to at least three months’ unrestricted payments.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Whitbread family — “Charles Whitbread, Chairman of the St Paul’s Tower, Clock & Bells Appeal and his wife Jane gave the proceeds of ticket sales to the appeal; …” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

ANN PATRICIA WHITTOME · trustee of 4 other charities
Ann Collett-White
David John Price
Dulcie Stanhope
Elizabeth Hedison
Holly Barnard
Linda Elaine Byer
MALCOLM SMITH
Patricia Wright
Rachel Brown
Rachel Clover
Rev Anthony Lee Davis · trustee of 2 other charities
Sumy Pappachen
Susan Gray
Susan Stewart
Thomas Richard Nettleton Otley
WENDY JONES · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£346k	£504k
31/12/2024	£269k	£286k
31/12/2023	£338k	£341k
31/12/2022	£382k	£383k
31/12/2021	£219k	£224k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, BEDFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income decreased by £17,988 to £174,961, while restricted income significantly increased to £171,298 due to specific appeals. The charity's free reserves stood at £58,040, which the trustees report meets their policy target of maintaining at least three months' unrestricted payments (£41,778). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	19/03/2026	£210k	"St Paul’s Church Bedford: Tower, Clock and Bells Appeal"

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 ANDREW, BEDFORD.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, BEDFORD income £433k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, BEDFORD PARK, LONDON income £668k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, BANBURY income £262k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BEDFORD income £391k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL , OADBY income £150k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S EALING income £739k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, BEDFORD	£346k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, BEDFORD FY2025	£433k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, BEDFORD PARK, LONDON FY2025	£668k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, BANBURY FY2025	£262k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BEDFORD FY2025	£391k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL , OADBY FY2024	£150k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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