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

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE LEICESTERSHIRE

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

£123k

Latest spending

£83k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that running costs continue to exceed income, creating a financial imbalance that is currently covered by reserves. The trustees identify increasing regular givers as an ongoing priority to address this shortfall. Additionally, significant repair projects, such as a church wall estimated at £52k and organ repairs at £15,000, present further financial pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The finances of the church will again require close attention in 2026 as the running costs of the church continue to exceed the income we receive, and this does not include finance required for repairs. At present reserves continue to cover the shortfall and we need to address the imbalance we have.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

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

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.

Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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
31/12/2025	£123k	£83k
31/12/2024	£80k	£68k
31/12/2023	£100k	£92k
31/12/2022	£135k	£63k
31/12/2021	£187k	£127k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that running costs continue to exceed income, creating a financial imbalance that is currently covered by reserves. The trustees identify increasing regular givers as an ongoing priority to address this shortfall. Additionally, significant repair projects, such as a church wall estimated at £52k and organ repairs at £15,000, present further financial pressures. Its FY2025 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"