THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LINTON, DIOCESE OF ELY

Registered charity 1138508 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S PCC, LINTON

Conducting church services, voluntary activities within the community, mission, fundraising.

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Latest income
£124k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £11,962 in 2025, continuing an ongoing trend of financial loss. The trustees warn that at the current rate of expenditure, the church faces bankruptcy within eighteen months. Despite this, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £44,149, with a designated contingency policy of £22,500.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £22,500 for contingency cover (held: £44k)
“In 2025, the PCC continued with a reserves policy; retaining a sum of £22,500 for contingency cover.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“This is unsustainable and at the present rate of expenditure I calculate the Church will be bankrupt in eighteen months time.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£124k£136k
31/12/2024£128k£139k
31/12/2023£224k£231k
31/12/2022£141k£163k
31/12/2021£134k£125k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LINTON, DIOCESE OF ELY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £11,962 in 2025, continuing an ongoing trend of financial loss. The trustees warn that at the current rate of expenditure, the church faces bankruptcy within eighteen months. Despite this, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £44,149, with a designated contingency policy of £22,500. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LINTON, DIOCESE OF ELY£124k—0unclear—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, EAST GRINSTEAD FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LINTHORPE, MIDDLESBROUGH FY2025£325k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S ELY FY2025£462k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LINDFIELD FY2024£1.3m—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, DISS FY2024£128k—0above—no doubt

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