THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WEST DIDSBURY AND ST CHRISTOPHER WITHINGTON

Registered charity 1147596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRIST CHURCH WEST DIDSBURY AND ST CHRISTOPHER WITHINGTON

Anglican Christian worship throughout the parish. Includes services held at churches and residential homes and schools.Premises available to other Christian groups.Provides premises to community groups (mothers/toddlers, dance, AlAnon etc).Church used for concerts open to public.Church used for community events eg heritage days, arts festivals.Donations to other charities/groups.

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Latest income

£122k

Latest spending

£114k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of approximately £8,500 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of just over £122,000 and expenditure of £113,644. The trustees describe the finances and bank balances as healthy, noting that available funds increased by around £10,000 largely due to one-off legacies, while ordinary income saw a slight decline. The PCC maintains a designated reserve of £20,000 in the CCLA account, which it considers sufficient to cover approximately two months of unrestricted expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately two months of un-restricted expenditure (held: £20k)

“The CCLA account includes a reserve of £20,000. It is set at this level by the PCC, with the aim of ensuring it is equivalent to approximately two months of un-restricted expenditure, which is considered sufficient to cope with any timing fluctuations in income.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2023) to "within" (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW JOHN BRADBURY · trustee of 1 other charity
ANN MEADOWCROFT · trustee of 1 other charity
BARBRA MALONE · trustee of 1 other charity
BERIC SIMON BARTLETT
DIANA MARY KLOSS MBE
Emma Radcliffe
JOAN AUDREY WHITE
Janet Elizabeth Bastow
Janice Mary Partington
RICHARD ALAN LOWE B.TH. HONS
Rev Thomas William Phipps · trustee of 1 other charity
SUSANNAH ELIZABETH ATHERTON
Steven Joseph Baird
YOSAYF DUNN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£122k	£114k
31/12/2023	£145k	£132k
31/12/2022	£126k	£126k
31/12/2021	£113k	£129k
31/12/2020	£151k	£145k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WEST DIDSBURY AND ST CHRISTOPHER WITHINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of approximately £8,500 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of just over £122,000 and expenditure of £113,644. The trustees describe the finances and bank balances as healthy, noting that available funds increased by around £10,000 largely due to one-off legacies, while ordinary income saw a slight decline. The PCC maintains a designated reserve of £20,000 in the CCLA account, which it considers sufficient to cover approximately two months of unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2024 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 Heritage Fund	03/03/2015	£227k	"Manchester - Christ Church, West Didsbury"

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHRIST CHURCH WEST WIMBLEDON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHRIST CHURCH WEST WIMBLEDON income £175k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER income £997k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, WEST WICKHAM income £147k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SOUTH MIMMS income £439k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SIDCUP income £283k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD income £834k

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 CHRIST CHURCH WEST DIDSBURY AND ST CHRISTOPHER WITHINGTON	£122k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHRIST CHURCH WEST WIMBLEDON FY2025	£175k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER FY2025	£997k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, WEST WICKHAM FY2025	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SOUTH MIMMS FY2025	£439k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SIDCUP FY2025	£283k	—	below	—	no doubt

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