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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES, LECKHAMPTON WITH ST CHRISTOPHER'S, WARDEN HILL

Registered charity 1134837 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£384k
Latest spending
£355k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the main parish has unrestricted reserves of £174,563 against a policy target of £50,000, while the Warden Hill church holds £11,985 against a policy of six months' expenditure. The main parish repaid its re-ordering loan and generated surplus income, whereas the Warden Hill church reported a deficit for the year.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £175k)
“It is Church Council policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible) of £50,000 to cover all running costs for a period of 3 months.” — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£798k
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£46k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£384k£355k
31/12/2024£376k£365k
31/12/2023£389k£422k
31/12/2022£400k£456k
31/12/2021£798k£1.6m

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES, LECKHAMPTON WITH ST CHRISTOPHER'S, WARDEN HILL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the main parish has unrestricted reserves of £174,563 against a policy target of £50,000, while the Warden Hill church holds £11,985 against a policy of six months' expenditure. The main parish repaid its re-ordering loan and generated surplus income, whereas the Warden Hill church reported a deficit for the year. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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