THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BILSTON

Registered charity 1138955 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BILSTON TEAM

promoting in the Ecclesiastical Parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also spiritually responsible for the maintenance of the Church complex

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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Latest income
£79k
Latest spending
£147k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £63,806 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £466,818 to £397,215. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £40,592 remain considerably higher than the stated policy target of £28,191, which the trustees consider a healthy foundation for the future despite the current financial deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months unrestricted payments (held: £41k)
“It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on free reserves (net current assets) which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £28,191_2025” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from 5 PCC members
“Donations from related parties [5 PCC members]during the year totalled £3,600_2025 [£5,310_2024]. All these donations were received without condition.” — page 23
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£79k£147k
31/12/2024£141k£142k
31/12/2023£180k£129k
31/12/2022£125k£85k
31/12/2021£95k£133k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BILSTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £63,806 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £466,818 to £397,215. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £40,592 remain considerably higher than the stated policy target of £28,191, which the trustees consider a healthy foundation for the future despite the current financial deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.