THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE EPIPHANY GIPTON, LEEDS

Registered charity 1157658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY, GIPTON

Church of the Epiphany is the Parish Church of Gipton in the Diocese of Leeds.We promote the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelical. social and ecumenical.We offer Christian worship and teaching and engage with the wider community for the Common Good.

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Latest income

£38k

Latest spending

£33k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of income over expenditure, resulting in total free reserves of £20,098. However, the trustees note considerable anticipated expenditure in 2026 and uncertainty regarding the cost of living, which necessitates maintaining these reserves. The charity remains solvent by flexing its Parish Share payments to the Diocese, which is not a legal obligation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 3 and 6 months running costs (held: £20k)

“The PCC aims to keep between 3 and 6 months running costs in the bank at all times. This is a minimum of £8,000 and a maximum of £18,000, in the general funds.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Batanai Rinomhota
CHRISTINE BRETT
Gemma Victoria Fleury
JILLIAN MARIE CAVASI
Jill May Ryan
John Mee
MANDY JANE RUDDIMAN
Marjorie A Bell

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£38k	£33k
31/12/2024	£31k	£35k
31/12/2023	£28k	£40k
31/12/2022	£30k	£32k
31/12/2021	£66k	£81k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE EPIPHANY GIPTON, LEEDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of income over expenditure, resulting in total free reserves of £20,098. However, the trustees note considerable anticipated expenditure in 2026 and uncertainty regarding the cost of living, which necessitates maintaining these reserves. The charity remains solvent by flexing its Parish Share payments to the Diocese, which is not a legal obligation. 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
UK government	04/12/2020	£6k	Church of the Epiphany, Gipton
UK government	04/12/2020	£19k	Church of the Epiphany, Gipton