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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETERS & ST PAUL BATTERSEA

Registered charity 1140137 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PETERS CHURCH

Latest income
£240k
Latest spending
£312k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £79,661 for the year ended 31 December 2023, primarily due to higher energy and centre running costs. Despite this deficit reducing free reserves to £317,461, the trustees maintain that reserves remain above their stated policy target of six months' routine expenditure and have confirmed the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 6 months’ routine general fund expenditure, plus committed future expenditure on other projects (held: £317k)
“The PCC considers that, given the nature of the church’s work, free reserves should be equivalent to approximately 6 months’ routine general fund expenditure, plus committed future expenditure on other projects, where funds permit.” — page 6
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: PCC members gave donations
“The members of the PCC gave a total of £8,438 (2022: £13,530) in unrestricted offerings and donations during the year.” — page 20
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£537k
Total spending
£262k
Cost of raising funds
£30k
Reserves (reported)
£75k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£240k£312k
31/12/2023£235k£314k
31/12/2022£238k£247k
31/12/2021£537k£262k
31/12/2020£348k£261k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETERS & ST PAUL BATTERSEA financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £79,661 for the year ended 31 December 2023, primarily due to higher energy and centre running costs. Despite this deficit reducing free reserves to £317,461, the trustees maintain that reserves remain above their stated policy target of six months' routine expenditure and have confirmed the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETERS & ST PAUL BATTERSEA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETERS & ST PAUL BATTERSEA as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, EAST TWICKENHAM, THE JONATHAN TOWLER FOUNDATION, THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST, THE RED SOCKS CHARITABLE TRUST, Aylesham Community Trust.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, EAST TWICKENHAMFY2022£3k
THE JONATHAN TOWLER FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE RED SOCKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
Aylesham Community TrustFY2023£967
THE JONATHAN TOWLER FOUNDATIONFY2024£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/07/2006£25k"Creating a Christian Timeline for Addingham (Revealing the Hidden Heritage of St. Peter's Church, Addingham and its environs"

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