PARISH OF ABERYSTWYTH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

Registered charity 1134858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of regular public worship, of sacred space for personal prayer & contemplation.Pastoral work & visiting the sick & the bereaved.Teaching of Christianity through sermons, small groups & school assemblies.Providing a youth club with Christian ethos.Promoting the whole mission of the Church in Wales community cohesion of activities for older people, parents&toddlers & other specific groups.

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Latest income

£491k

Latest spending

£590k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £95,896 for the year, drawing on reserves to cover the shortfall. The trustees report that this situation is challenging and cannot be continued indefinitely, although they anticipate easing through planned reductions in diocesan shares and grant funding.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: St. Michael’s Car Park Ltd

“St. Michael’s Car Park Ltd is a company whose shareholders are the wardens of St. Michael’s Church and that donates all of its profits to St. Michael’s Church.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£598k

Total spending

£646k

Cost of raising funds

£2k

Reserves (reported)

£642k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (61% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

SUSAN HENLEYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Gordon Henley · trustee of 1 other charity
Canon Mark Stephen Ansell · trustee of 2 other charities
Catherine Dora Ann Jones
David Norris McBride
Dr Andrew John Starr
Dr James Lynton Medhurst
Dr Malcolm Dye
Dr Peter John Bunting
Dr Robert Wilkinson
Lorena Kathryn Troughton
MS MARY PLATT
Mandy Rowe · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Ceirion James Rees
Revd Dr Elizabeth Mary Rees · trustee of 1 other charity
Rolant John Ellis

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

Operates in: Ceredigion

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£491k	£590k
31/12/2023	£598k	£646k
31/12/2022	£653k	£518k
31/12/2021	£412k	£390k
31/12/2020	£542k	£409k

Common questions

Is PARISH OF ABERYSTWYTH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £95,896 for the year, drawing on reserves to cover the shortfall. The trustees report that this situation is challenging and cannot be continued indefinitely, although they anticipate easing through planned reductions in diocesan shares and grant funding. Its FY2024 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	15/11/2023	£43k	Wales COL - Y Ffynnon

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PARISH OF ABERYSTWYTH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL	£491k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HIGH WYCOMBE ALL SAINTS FY2024	£280k	—	above	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON ST ANDREW FY2025	£692k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHEYLESMORE, COVENTRY FY2025	£114k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE, NEWPORT PAGNELL FY2025	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHENIES & LITTLE CHALFONT FY2024	£241k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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