THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. THOMAS, STOURBRIDGE

Registered charity 1134825 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST THOMAS'S PCC, STOURBRIDGE

Holding of Church of England services.

Objects

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Dudley, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£98k
Latest spending
£116k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £17,805.11 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds moving into a deficit of £359.97. The charity holds significant restricted and designated funds totaling £144,262.46 and £2,829.34 respectively, alongside an endowment fund which was released to general funds during the year. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and the accounts agree with underlying records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned giving (26% of income)
“1101 - Planned giving 25,163.41” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 83

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 12

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 28/11/2023, 28 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dudley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£98k£116k
31/12/2024£84k£117k
31/12/2023£69k£119k
31/12/2022£89k£86k
31/12/2021£244k£68k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. THOMAS, STOURBRIDGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £17,805.11 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds moving into a deficit of £359.97. The charity holds significant restricted and designated funds totaling £144,262.46 and £2,829.34 respectively, alongside an endowment fund which was released to general funds during the year. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and the accounts agree with underlying records. Its FY2025 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 Fund17/03/2015£162k"St Thomas's Church, Stourbridge"

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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. THOMAS, STOURBRIDGE£98k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DEEPING ST JAMES FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FAITH, HAVANT FY2025£374k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREWS CHURCH, CLEVEDON FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, EGHAM HYTHE FY2025£95k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, BLACKMOOR & WHITEHILL FY2025£68k—0above—no doubt

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