THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BILLINGHAM

Registered charity 1158588 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BILLINGHAM PARISH

Parish of Church of EnglandGeneral charitable 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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Latest income
£139k
Latest spending
£167k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased significantly from £123,821 to £77,959 due to expenditure exceeding incoming resources. The trustees report that spending continued to cut into reserves to fund capital projects such as new doors, floodlighting, and roofing deposits. The PCC states that the balance held on unrestricted funds is in line with its policy of maintaining at least six months of unrestricted payments, valued at a target of £25,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (49% of income)
“Donations and legacies 2a 67,927 23,204 91,131 68,264” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least six months unrestricted payments, reduced from £50,000 to £25,000 (held: £78k)
“It is the intention of the PCC to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds, which equates to at least six months unrestricted payments, to cover significant loss of income in a particular year. This has been reduced from £50,000 to £25,000 in the year” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£139k£167k
31/12/2024£138k£199k
31/12/2023£125k£189k
31/12/2022£127k£177k
31/12/2021£111k£90k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased significantly from £123,821 to £77,959 due to expenditure exceeding incoming resources. The trustees report that spending continued to cut into reserves to fund capital projects such as new doors, floodlighting, and roofing deposits. The PCC states that the balance held on unrestricted funds is in line with its policy of maintaining at least six months of unrestricted payments, valued at a target of £25,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.