THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARD SHOREDITCH

Registered charity 1139673 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHOREDITCH CHURCH

Latest income
£313k
Latest spending
£371k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £11,215 for the year, bringing total net assets to £2,307,588. However, the trustees report a free reserves deficit of £25,038, noting that their policy is not to deliberately build up reserves and that they expect 2024 giving to restore a balanced unrestricted position. The charity holds significant fixed assets valued at £2,330,467 and manages concessionary loans from the Diocese of London to fund building repairs.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
As of 31 December 2023, the church had net free reserves deficit of £25,038 (2022: £35,766). With the growing congregation, we expect the congregational giving of 2024 to bring St. Leonard’s to a balanced unrestricted reserves position. — page 7
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 11
The incumbent of St.Leonard's is also the incumbent of the Parish of Hackney. During the year the Parish of Hackney collected donations as agent for St. Leonard's in the amount of £125,899 (2022: £88,625). During the year the PCC was charged £124,479 (2022: £108,773) by the Parish of Hackney for lay ministry and administrative support that was wholly related to the benefit of St. Leonard's church activities. — page 17
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Hackney · Islington · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£313k£371k
31/12/2023£380k£368k
31/12/2022£288k£350k
31/12/2021£268k£332k
31/12/2020£200k£181k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARD SHOREDITCH financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £11,215 for the year, bringing total net assets to £2,307,588. However, the trustees report a free reserves deficit of £25,038, noting that their policy is not to deliberately build up reserves and that they expect 2024 giving to restore a balanced unrestricted position. The charity holds significant fixed assets valued at £2,330,467 and manages concessionary loans from the Diocese of London to fund building repairs. Its FY2023 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 Heritage Fund17/08/2020£16k"COVID19 St Leonard's church, Shoreditch"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/11/2017£238k"St Leonard's Shoreditch: urgent repairs to portico and west front"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/10/2017£10k"Looking for Shoreditch's vanished mediaeval church"

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