THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S PRESCOT

Registered charity 1135804 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Worship and prayer;Provision of pastoral carefor people living in the parishMissionary and outreach work

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£183k

Latest spending

£209k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £129,723, which represents approximately seven months of running costs, exceeding the stated policy target of six months. Total income for the year was £182,997, a significant decrease from the previous year largely due to the absence of large legacies, while total expenditure fell to £209,090. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' running costs (held: £130k)

“The Trustees agree to the aim of holding at least six months' running costs in free reserves” — page 25

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: The PCC supported the Clergy by paying Council Tax for the Vicarage of £2,804 (2023 - £2,934). Contributions of £3,850 (2023 - £1,914) was paid towards the costs of travel, phone and hospitality.

“The PCC supported the Clergy by paying Council Tax for the Vicarage of £2,804 (2023 - £2,934). Contributions of £3,850 (2023 - £1,914) was paid towards the costs of travel, phone and hospitality.” — page 24

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income

£500k

Total spending

£228k

Reserves (reported)

£845k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~44.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (17/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Kimberley Manningschair · trustee of 5 other charities
Barbara Lesley Porter
Bernard Ashley
CANON GEOFFREY ALMOND · trustee of 1 other charity
Catherine Alice Humphries
George Richard Smailes
John Alan Berry
John Eric Orme
John Trevor Hotchkiss
Joyce Lilian Ashley
Keith James Porter · trustee of 1 other charity
Lydia Diana Crompton
Norine Catherine Jones
Paul Robert Mason
Steven Martin · trustee of 1 other charity
Susan Anne Priestley · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Knowsley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£183k	£209k
31/12/2023	£500k	£228k
31/12/2022	£93k	£198k
31/12/2021	£155k	£255k
31/12/2020	£132k	£267k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S PRESCOT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £129,723, which represents approximately seven months of running costs, exceeding the stated policy target of six months. Total income for the year was £182,997, a significant decrease from the previous year largely due to the absence of large legacies, while total expenditure fell to £209,090. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. 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
UK government	23/11/2020	£5k	St Mary the Virgin Church, Prescot
UK government	23/11/2020	£16k	St Mary the Virgin Church, Prescot
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/07/2016	£10k	St Paul's Community Hall

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, DISS.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S PRESCOT	£183k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, DISS FY2024	£128k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PRITTLEWELL FY2025	£249k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST NICOLAS SPALDING FY2024	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, PRESTBURY FY2025	£214k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, EAST GRINSTEAD FY2025	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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