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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES WITH ST MATTHEW, MUSWELL HILL

Registered charity 1134716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JAMES PCC, MUSWELL HILL, St James Muswell Hill P C C

The PCC Of St James with St Matthew has the responsibility, together with the incumbent for promoting the whole mission of the Church of England in its local parish. This responsibility covers evangelistic, pastoral, social and ecumenical matters. It also has the maintenance responsibilities for the Church, Parish Centre and Birchwood Centre and the houses occupied by clergy and staff.

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Latest income
£841k
Latest spending
£848k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,466 for the year ended 31 December 2025, despite total income increasing to £841,354. Total net assets remained stable at approximately £1.25 million, with unrestricted reserves of £1,227,624 held against a policy target of three months' expenditure, which was met with a cash balance equivalent to 4.6 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of annual expenditure, excluding depreciation (held: £1.2m)
“Our total cash balance, excluding restricted reserves, should exceed a minimum of 3 months of annual expenditure, excluding depreciation.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to A Rocha International
“Debbie Wright, Church Warden, is married to Graham Wright, who is a Trustee of A Rocha International. A Rocha is a charity that received £5,000 from the World Mission Group in 2025.” — page 28
“Guy Carter, a member of the PCC, is also a Trustee of Besom of Haringey. During the year, St James raised funds for Besom of Haringey at the Harvest service and donated 50% of donations received from the Christmas carol services. The total amount was £4,503.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Besom of Haringey
“Debbie Wright, Church Warden, is married to Graham Wright, who is a Trustee of A Rocha International. A Rocha is a charity that received £5,000 from the World Mission Group in 2025.” — page 28
“Guy Carter, a member of the PCC, is also a Trustee of Besom of Haringey. During the year, St James raised funds for Besom of Haringey at the Harvest service and donated 50% of donations received from the Christmas carol services. The total amount was £4,503.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lakin Rose Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£841k
Total spending
£848k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~17.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£841k£848k
31/12/2024£850k£827k
31/12/2023£721k£789k
31/12/2022£744k£857k
31/12/2021£764k£715k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES WITH ST MATTHEW, MUSWELL HILL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,466 for the year ended 31 December 2025, despite total income increasing to £841,354. Total net assets remained stable at approximately £1.25 million, with unrestricted reserves of £1,227,624 held against a policy target of three months' expenditure, which was met with a cash balance equivalent to 4.6 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lakin Rose Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
PROJECT GIVING BACK1£444k
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
Christ Church with St Andrew the Less Cambridge1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW WITH SAINT JAMES THE GREAT BETHNAL GREEN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES WITH ST MATTHEW, MUSWELL HILL£841k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW WITH SAINT JAMES THE GREAT BETHNAL GREEN FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, TUNBRIDGE WELLS FY2025£348k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, WESTMINSTER FY2024£4.5m——within—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT COLWALL FY2024£153k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT THORLEY FY2024£255k—0unclear—no doubt

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