THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WETHERBY WITH LINTON

Registered charity 1135405 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WETHERBY ST JAMES PCC

Regular public worship for all; Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved; Promoting the whole mission of the Church through the provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other special groups; Teaching of Christianity through sermons and small groups.

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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Latest income
£250k
Latest spending
£242k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £354,038, which is above the stated policy target of £54,866 (three months of unrestricted payments). The trustees report a surplus for the year and anticipate a financially secure 2026, noting that voluntary giving has held up well and rental income is expected to resume.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Diocesan Parish Share (44% of income)
“Diocesan Parish Share contribution: 110,000.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months unrestricted payments (held: £354k)
“It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds that equates to at least three months unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £54,866.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The entire operations of St James’ is fundamentally sustained by volunteer labour. Without these individuals, the charity could not remain a going concern.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£250k£242k
31/12/2024£242k£233k
31/12/2023£225k£238k
31/12/2022£228k£229k
31/12/2021£256k£229k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WETHERBY WITH LINTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £354,038, which is above the stated policy target of £54,866 (three months of unrestricted payments). The trustees report a surplus for the year and anticipate a financially secure 2026, noting that voluntary giving has held up well and rental income is expected to resume. 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 Community Fund13/12/2019£2kMAN WITH A PAN