THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS, TRENTHAM

Registered charity 1144889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRENTHAM PARISH CHURCH PCC

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Objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stafford, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£250k

Latest spending

£239k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £273,712, which is above the stated policy target of three to six months of general running costs (estimated at £80,000). The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £11,002 for the year, with total incoming resources of £250,084 against resources expended of £239,085.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of general running costs (reserves figure: £274k)

“It is the policy of this church to hold in reserves no more than 6 months general running costs and no less than 3 months general running costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 80

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 80

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev ADRIAN GORDON STONEchair · trustee of 3 other charities
AMANDA McDONALD
BARRY EVANS
DAVID CHRISTOPHER BULLOCK
IRIS BARCROFT
JAMES ALLEN
JONATHAN MUELLER
JULIE RATCLIFFE
Janice Wendy Hawkins
KIRSTY DAVIES
Lesley Jean Symon
Lisa Marie Walters
NIGEL ELLERTON
ROB STANWAY
Rev Joseph Davids Roy Palfreyman · trustee of 4 other charities
SUSAN ELIZABETH THOMAS

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

Operates in: Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£250k	£239k
31/12/2024	£229k	£225k
31/12/2023	£203k	£205k
31/12/2022	£192k	£208k
31/12/2021	£196k	£171k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS, TRENTHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £273,712, which is above the stated policy target of three to six months of general running costs (estimated at £80,000). The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £11,002 for the year, with total incoming resources of £250,084 against resources expended of £239,085. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k
THE LAPWORTH CHARITY	1	£3k

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 THE VIRGIN, BLETCHINGLEY.

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 MARY AND ALL SAINTS, TRENTHAM	£250k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BLETCHINGLEY FY2025	£124k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS WITH ST MAURICE, YORK. FY2025	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, TOPSHAM FY2025	£287k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S PRESCOT FY2024	£183k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, HESSLE FY2025	£303k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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