THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF UPPER COQUETDALE

Registered charity 1157319 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UPPER COQUETDALE PCC, THE PAROCHAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESATICAL PARISH OF UPPER COQUETDALE, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESATICAL PARISH OF UPPER COQUETDALE

Church of England parish of 180 square miles,consisting of six churches in remote rural north Northumberland.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Upper Coquetdale PCC holds unrestricted reserves of £3,311.70, while the District Church Council of Rothbury, Hepple and Thropton holds unrestricted reserves of £29,216.34. The DCC reports an operating surplus for the year and notes that maintaining a robust General Fund is a priority to meet future commitments like the Parish Share. The PCC acknowledges financial challenges ahead regarding rising utility bills and insurance but expresses confidence in meeting expenditure.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UPPER COQUETDALE PCC (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr JOHN ANTHONY FARNDALEchair
• Alison Ball
• CAROL LOUISE MILBURN
• Catherine Sillars
• Christine Barbara Nicholson
• DAVID CAREY
• David Charles Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elizabeth Antonia Smith
• FIONA COWLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• GAIL JOHNSTON
• HELEN HILL HOLMES
• JEFFREY REYNALDS · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOAN STOREY
• JULIA STOTT
• Jennifer Sordy
• MARGARET TASKER-BROWN
• MARION FARNDALE BA
• Meron Marcyniuk
• Rev Anastasia Ruth Tregartha
• Richard Maudslay CBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• SHARON LOUISE GRAHAM · trustee of 1 other charity
• SUSAN BOWMER
• Stephen Fred Hughes

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).