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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIDLINGTON ST MARY

Registered charity 1136055 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIDLINGTON PRIORY

Spreading the Gospel and providing pastoral care for everyone in the parish.

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Latest income
£241k
Latest spending
£221k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that incoming resources exceeded outgoing resources by £50,623, resulting in net assets of £1,611,033. The trustees report that general liquid reserves of around six months' regular expenditure are held, with free reserves amounting to £600,213. The charity relies on unpaid volunteers apart from the Incumbent and Organist, and the Incumbent is remunerated directly by the Diocese of York.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around 6 months regular expenditure (held: £600k)
“General liquid Reserves of around 6 months regular expenditure are currently held.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant received from The Bridlington Charities; 4 of the Trustees of The Bridlington Charities are Trustees of the PCC.
“The PCC received a grant of £1,500 from The Bridlington Charities (UK Registered Charity number 224609) for Messy Church. 4 of the Trustees of The Bridlington Charities are Trustees of the PCC.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£622k
Total spending
£241k
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reserves (reported)
£580k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~28.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£241k£221k
31/12/2024£204k£236k
31/12/2023£622k£241k
31/12/2022£206k£193k
31/12/2021£152k£136k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIDLINGTON ST MARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that incoming resources exceeded outgoing resources by £50,623, resulting in net assets of £1,611,033. The trustees report that general liquid reserves of around six months' regular expenditure are held, with free reserves amounting to £600,213. The charity relies on unpaid volunteers apart from the Incumbent and Organist, and the Incumbent is remunerated directly by the Diocese of York. 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 Fund20/04/2018£8kRefurbishment of Priory Rooms: Main Hall
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2016£10kRefurbishment of the church rooms toilets
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/01/2013£36k"Priory 900"