THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELD

Registered charity 1140143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST CATHERINE'S PCC, WAKEFIELD

Regular public worship, the provision of sacred space for personal prayer/contemplation, pastoral work & teaching of Christianity. Operation of a community centre providing activities for the benefit of all on an equal basis regardless of race, national/ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, transgender identity or religion/belief to increase community cohesion & wellbeing.

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Latest income

£403k

Latest spending

£522k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £118,759 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £202,814. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £129,392, which is within the stated policy target of holding resources equivalent to between two and three months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between two and three month’s expenditure (held: £129k)

“The current policy is to hold as reserve, resources equivalent to between two and three month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees/related parties

“The total aggregate value of unconditional donations to the charity from the trustees or related parties was £3,300 (2024: £7,500).” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£607k

Total spending

£528k

Reserves (reported)

£244k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (53% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Bernie Dakin
Charles William Garside Vickers
ELEANOR MCGRAW
Elizabeth Crowther
JUDITH HOLDING
John Gordon Milne
Kiran Arya
Matthew David Brothwood
Pamela Jane Aveyard
Paula Sharmaine Booth
Rebecca Pal
Rev Timothy James Fairhead

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£403k	£522k
31/12/2024	£607k	£528k
31/12/2023	£441k	£390k
31/12/2022	£331k	£380k
31/12/2021	£314k	£390k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £118,759 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £202,814. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £129,392, which is within the stated policy target of holding resources equivalent to between two and three months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. 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 Community Fund	18/11/2022	£10k	Warm Place Warm Space
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/08/2018	£10k	Volunteer Power

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY UPTON (OVERCHURCH).

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELD	£403k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY UPTON (OVERCHURCH) FY2025	£539k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ALL SAINTS SPITALFIELDS FY2025	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WIVELSFIELD FY2023	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GILES, NORTHAMPTON FY2024	£406k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY FY2025	£105k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.