The Parochial Church Council of Emmanuel with St Paul Plymouth

Registered charity 1137452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EMMANUEL PCC, PLYMOUTH, Emmanuel Church, Plymouth, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF EMMANUEL WITH ST PAUL, PLYMOUTH

Regular public worship open for all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer andcontemplation. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and meetings and the distribution of literature. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted income was £302,424 with unrestricted expenditure of £494,994, resulting in a net deficit for the year of £192,570. However, the financial review notes that regular operational activities generated a surplus of £5,000, with the larger deficit driven by major infrastructure projects funded by legacy money. The trustees confirm that the current reserves policy of holding three months of running expenditure is being achieved.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Harris
• Barrie Bannister-Evans
• Carol Springett
• Gordon Rose
• Jane Bullard
• John Phillips
• Julia Beresford
• Leetice Taylor
• Linda Wheeler
• Luke Portch
• Mark Bullard
• Mark Newberry
• Pam Edwards
• Pippa Brown
• Rev Bev Cree
• Rev Peter Shaw
• Rev Robin Brown
• Sally Fletcher
• Sarah Nicholson
• TIM LYDDON

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

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