PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WARTON

Registered charity 1146393 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF WARTON, PCC OF WARTON

Parochial Church Council activities

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.

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Registered contact address: Lancaster, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£116k

Latest spending

£125k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves decreased to £113,110 at 31 December 2025, with unrestricted funds standing at £64,568. The trustees report significant financial challenges for the future, citing rising utility costs and falling voluntary receipts, noting that the Parish Share payable to the Diocese remains a concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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
Government income: £3,520 — grants £3,520 (4); 3% of the £116,144 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 100
Government income: £2,000 — grants £2,000 (2); 2% of the £127,292 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £92,197 total gross income on the same return

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNETTE MACKENZIE
Alan Bird
Christine Anne Wellock
Emma Victoria Brantley-Tziros
Joyce Tombs · trustee of 1 other charity
Pamela Margaret Defeu
Sandra Margaret Parker
Susan Elizabeth Brown
TRACEY LAWTHER
Trevor Blease

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£116k	£125k
31/12/2024	£127k	£110k
31/12/2023	£92k	£99k
31/12/2022	£97k	£92k
31/12/2021	£80k	£81k

Common questions

Is PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WARTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves decreased to £113,110 at 31 December 2025, with unrestricted funds standing at £64,568. The trustees report significant financial challenges for the future, citing rising utility costs and falling voluntary receipts, noting that the Parish Share payable to the Diocese remains a concern. 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	14/08/2012	£39k	Warton Community Wellbeing Centre

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, SHORTLANDS.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, SHORTLANDS income £228k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW income £449k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN PUDDLETOWN income £51k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE income £195k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HERSHAM income £264k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS LIGHTWATER income £186k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WARTON	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, SHORTLANDS FY2025	£228k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW FY2025	£449k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN PUDDLETOWN FY2025	£51k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE FY2025	£195k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HERSHAM FY2025	£264k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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