THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, UPPER NORWOOD

Registered charity 1144047 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN'S PCC, UPPER NORWOOD

Latest income
£717k
Latest spending
£357k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £478,830 to £440,435 due to a net expenditure of £38,395 against incoming resources of £270,678. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £405,429, which the trustees indicate are designated for urgent maintenance and repair projects on the listed church building. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: designate all its reserves to help pay for the urgent maintenance and repair projects (held: £405k)
The PCC's policy over a number of years has been to designate all its reserves to help pay for the urgent maintenance and repair projects which regularly can be expected to arise on the grade 2* listed church building — page 3
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St John the Evangelist - Upper Norwood (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£717k
Total spending
£357k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£249k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£717k£357k
31/12/2023£271k£309k
31/12/2022£328k£369k
31/12/2021£350k£262k
31/12/2020£336k£236k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, UPPER NORWOOD financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £478,830 to £440,435 due to a net expenditure of £38,395 against incoming resources of £270,678. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £405,429, which the trustees indicate are designated for urgent maintenance and repair projects on the listed church building. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. 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 Fund11/06/2015£250k"St John's Upper Norwood: securing our foundations"

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