THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE UPPER WREAKE

Registered charity 1139877 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promoting in the ecclesiastical Parish the whole mission of the Church

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Latest income

£80k

Latest spending

£68k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts indicate that several parish churches within the Upper Wreake are experiencing financial pressure, with specific reports noting that expenditure exceeds income and that reserves are being used to cover shortfalls. Despite these challenges, the trustees and churchwardens express hope for the future, citing community goodwill and ongoing fundraising efforts to stabilize finances.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The PCC of the Parish meets at least four times a year to deal with any matters which concern the mission, development and administration of the Church, and is responsible for auditing decisions of the DCCs.” — page 1

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Victor George Allsopchair · trustee of 9 other charities
Alan Stuart McPherson
Canon MALCOLM RODERICK BRITTON
Elizabeth Susan Smith
Jane Elizabeth Burgess
Lesley Potter
Prudence Elizabeth Smith
Rev David Philip Harknett · trustee of 4 other charities
Richard Ian Stonehouse · trustee of 1 other charity
Simon William Blake

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£80k	£68k
31/12/2023	£100k	£92k
31/12/2022	£135k	£63k
31/12/2021	£187k	£127k
31/12/2020	£150k	£118k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE UPPER WREAKE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts indicate that several parish churches within the Upper Wreake are experiencing financial pressure, with specific reports noting that expenditure exceeds income and that reserves are being used to cover shortfalls. Despite these challenges, the trustees and churchwardens express hope for the future, citing community goodwill and ongoing fundraising efforts to stabilize finances. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/09/2025	£40k	""Honouring the past – Embracing the future” St Peter’s, Kirby Bellars"