THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CLAYTON

Registered charity 1134841 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN'S CLAYTON PCC

St John's Church is part of the Diocese of Bradford, within the Church of England. We are a friendly evangelical Anglican church at the heart of Clayton village in Bradford. Our mission is making followers of Jesus Christ in Clayton and beyond, who show their love for God in worship, share their love for each other in fellowship and spread the love of Jesus in word and action.

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: Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£125k

Latest spending

£154k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have fallen to a deficit of £15,717.62, with total net assets at £5,032.18. The trustees report that the church has not been able to pay the full parish share to the diocese since 2022, aiming to pay 80% in 2025 and 100% in 2026. Despite this, the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“Our accounts’ health has improved from the low point at the end of 2022, although we are not yet quite back to pre-COVID levels of income and reserve.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Financial irregularities admitted in prior year accounts

“Financially this year has been a qualified success for the Church, after allowing for financial irregularities.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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: 55
Government income: £2,926 — grants £2,926 (3); 2% of the £125,309 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 52
Government income: £1,900 — grants £1,900 (1); 2% of the £122,216 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £1,938 — grants £1,938 (1); 2% of the £125,291 total gross income on the same return

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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 13/11/2023, 13 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 13/11/2023, 378 days after the 31/10/2022 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

Barbara Bissset-Kennedy
David Evans
David John Allan
Ellisha Hilda Blackwell
Karen Michelle Holden · trustee of 1 other charity
Lynne Winter
MRS PAM COLES
Patricia Harrington
Penelope Marion Silson
Rachel Wilkinson
Rev Adam Roebuck

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£125k	£154k
31/12/2024	£122k	£127k
31/12/2023	£125k	£107k
31/12/2022	£113k	£149k
31/12/2021	£114k	£104k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CLAYTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have fallen to a deficit of £15,717.62, with total net assets at £5,032.18. The trustees report that the church has not been able to pay the full parish share to the diocese since 2022, aiming to pay 80% in 2025 and 100% in 2026. Despite this, the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/04/2011	£59k	The Community Rooms Phase 111

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CLAYTON	£125k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE & EVANGELIST, WATFORD FY2025	£109k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN'S CHURCH, SHILDON FY2025	£126k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN LEYLAND FY2025	£151k	—	0	no_policy	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CROYDON FY2025	£314k	—	4	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HAMPTON WICK FY2025	£801k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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