THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BILLINGHAM
Parish of Church of EnglandGeneral charitable activities
Objects
PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“Donations and legacies 2a 67,927 23,204 91,131 68,264” — page 7
“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
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- ANNE KERRIDGE
- CHARLES EDWARD PETER WELLINGTON
- GRAHAM THIRLAWAY
- JOHN EDWARD SHIEL
- JUDITH ANNE ALLISON
- LYNNE BROUGHTON
- Linda Cook
- MARGARET ANNE MYERSCOUGH
- MARJORIE LECKONBY
- NORMA ENGLISH
- PETER JOHN JONES
- RICHARD MAHLAHLA
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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.