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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, CHEADLE

Registered charity 1134783 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHEADLE PARISH PCC

Regular public worship open to all,providing sacred space for prayer/contemplation,pastoral work,teaching Christianity by sermons,courses,groups,religious school assemblies,children's clubs with Christian ethos,promoting Christianity by staging events/meetings&distributing literature, promoting whole Church mission by providing activities for all age groups,supporting other UK& overseas charities.

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Latest income
£775k
Latest spending
£856k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the parish reported a deficit of £40,492 on unrestricted funds for the year, driven by a £60,039 increase in expenditure that outpaced stable income levels. Despite the operational deficit, the filing notes that reserves remain healthy with unrestricted reserves of £617,509 and cash equivalents of £175,404 at year-end. The PCC confirms that these reserves exceed their policy target of £80,000, which represents two months of committed running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising Costs 410” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months committed running costs (£80,000) (held: £618k)
“The PCC aims to keep at least two months committed running costs in general reserves. The PCC calculate this to be £80,000.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Bethan Holmes, daughter of a trustee, for ministry training.
“In 2025 this included a payment of £500 to Bethan Holmes, the daughter of a trustee, to support her year as a ministry trainee at a church in Sheffield” — page 19
“Of the amount paid to Crosslinks £4088 was paid to support of Adam Tomalin the son of a PCC Member.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Crosslinks to support Adam Tomalin, son of a PCC Member.
“In 2025 this included a payment of £500 to Bethan Holmes, the daughter of a trustee, to support her year as a ministry trainee at a church in Sheffield” — page 19
“Of the amount paid to Crosslinks £4088 was paid to support of Adam Tomalin the son of a PCC Member.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£775k
Total spending
£856k
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£175k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Stockport

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£775k£856k
31/12/2024£782k£796k
31/12/2023£767k£985k
31/12/2022£835k£735k
31/12/2021£582k£646k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, CHEADLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the parish reported a deficit of £40,492 on unrestricted funds for the year, driven by a £60,039 increase in expenditure that outpaced stable income levels. Despite the operational deficit, the filing notes that reserves remain healthy with unrestricted reserves of £617,509 and cash equivalents of £175,404 at year-end. The PCC confirms that these reserves exceed their policy target of £80,000, which represents two months of committed running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, CHEADLE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, CHEADLE as a grant recipient include GRANTSCAPE.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GRANTSCAPEFY2023£40kUpper Room Roof Replacement
GRANTSCAPEFY2023£40kUpper Room Roof Replacement

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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 ST MARY THE VIRGIN HEACHAM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, CHEADLE£775k—0unclear0.1%no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN HEACHAM FY2024£119k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHEYLESMORE, COVENTRY FY2025£114k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE PRIORY CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST CUTHBERT, BOLTON ABBEY FY2024£322k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STREATHAM, IMMANUEL AND SAINT ANDREW FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ABINGDON-ON-THAMES FY2024£376k—0above—no doubt

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