THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST PETER, BURY ST EDMUNDS

Registered charity 1134666 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY WITH ST PETER PCC, BURY ST EDMUNDS

Church of England Parish churches

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Latest income

£418k

Latest spending

£443k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the parish incurred a net deficit of £58,001 for the year, driven by a fall in investment values and increased charitable expenditure. Despite this, the charity holds significant unrestricted reserves, including £64,201 in day-to-day funds at St Mary's and £31,594 at St Peter's, which the trustees report are sufficient to meet recurrent bills for several months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Church members (76% of income)

“balance of £320,499 (2024 £314,784) came primarily from church members.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months recurrent bills (held: £910k)

“This balance is consistent with a reserves policy of holding sufficient in such reserves to pay at least three months recurrent bills”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Remuneration of related party

“The salaries paid in the year to PCC employees who were also members of PCC or close family of such members were as follows: Administrator including Events Management Mrs J Crofts £22,750.” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Christopher Mark Scott Robinsonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Brian Read Jones
COLIN ARTHUR FIRTH · trustee of 1 other charity
Caroline Mary Anderson
Dr Philip Martin Lloyd-Jones
Dr Stuart Shepherd Lowe
Gary Hugh McDowell
IAN NURCOMBE
Jane Turner
Joanna French
Joanne Peachey
John Leonard Sullivan
Michael Herrick Benner
NIGEL JOHN BEETON
PETER DAVID BOYT
Philip Hymers
ROBIN IAN GOODCHILD
Rev Andrew Williams
Richard Henson
Robert Owen Bream
Rosemary Ann Perham
Shelagh Wallace
Stephen John Mills

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£418k	£443k
31/12/2024	£405k	£385k
31/12/2023	£340k	£418k
31/12/2022	£298k	£344k
31/12/2021	£283k	£319k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST PETER, BURY ST EDMUNDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the parish incurred a net deficit of £58,001 for the year, driven by a fall in investment values and increased charitable expenditure. Despite this, the charity holds significant unrestricted reserves, including £64,201 in day-to-day funds at St Mary's and £31,594 at St Peter's, which the trustees report are sufficient to meet recurrent bills for several months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
St Edmundsbury Cathedral Trust	1	£36k
CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST	1	£17k
THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	1	£2k

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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 MARY WITH ST PETER, BURY ST EDMUNDS	£418k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN BURY FY2025	£395k	Under £20,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY EDWINSTOWE FY2024	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF AYLESBURY FY2024	£369k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN SHEET FY2024	£268k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN BURWELL WITH ST ETHELDREDA AND THE HOLY TRINITY REACH FY2024	£137k	—	below	—	no doubt

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