THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN'S CHURCH, SOUTH LAMBETH

Registered charity 1138630 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST STEPHEN'S CHURCH PCC, SOUTH LAMBETH

St Stephen's Church is a parish church of the Church of England providing facilities for worship and prayer. We also provide meeting space for other community groups. We hold weekly sessions to support parents and carers of young children and for teenagers. We run budgeting courses in association with Christians Against Proverty.

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.

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

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£114k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £470,260, supported by significant investment income of £62,865. The charity reports reliance on rental income due to low voluntary giving, though it notes a reduction in utility bills and has designated funds for major repairs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to cover our anticipated needs over the year, with some allowance for emergency works (reserves figure: £470k)
“Our aim is to have sufficient reserves to cover our anticipated needs over the year, with some allowance for emergency works.” — page 5
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£114k£82k
31/12/2024£135k£112k
31/12/2023£72k£113k
31/12/2022£136k£102k
31/12/2021£61k£49k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN'S CHURCH, SOUTH LAMBETH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £470,260, supported by significant investment income of £62,865. The charity reports reliance on rental income due to low voluntary giving, though it notes a reduction in utility bills and has designated funds for major repairs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY1£13k

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 STEPHEN, CASTLE HILL, EALING.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN'S CHURCH, SOUTH LAMBETH£114k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, CASTLE HILL, EALING FY2025£307k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, CHATHAM FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SOUTH OSSETT FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt
ST STEPHEN'S PCC FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. STEPHEN, SOUNDWELL, BRISTOL FY2025£161k—0below—no doubt

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