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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE WITH ST BARTHOLOMEW, READING

Registered charity 1158694 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF ST LUKE WITH BARTHOLOMEW, READING · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£136k
Latest spending
£107k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income of £120,378 exceeded total expenditure of £107,685, resulting in a net income of £12,693 and an increase in usable unrestricted funds to £55,438. The trustees note that the parish has been in a financial recovery plan, paying a reduced parish share, and is currently in a vacancy with a legal restriction on appointment until July 2025. While the immediate financial position is stable with increased reserves, the trustees highlight ongoing challenges regarding the cost of appointing a new vicar and the need for increased regular income.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £5,000 per building for emergency maintenance, maximum £100,000 (held: £55k)
“The reserves policy is still to maintain reserves of at least £5,000 per building for emergency maintenance to the buildings. The maximum amount to be held in reserves was agreed to be £100,000” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The plan was that we would eventually been able to afford the full share and had he stayed it would have been Ross who led this process However, our unexpected plunge into Vacancy left us in the difficult position of wanting to advertise for a post which we did not have the financial capacity to support.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Year-over-year changes

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

Trustees

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

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£136k£107k
31/12/2024£120k£108k
31/12/2023£125k£114k
31/12/2022£116k£171k
31/12/2021£100k£253k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE WITH ST BARTHOLOMEW, READING financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income of £120,378 exceeded total expenditure of £107,685, resulting in a net income of £12,693 and an increase in usable unrestricted funds to £55,438. The trustees note that the parish has been in a financial recovery plan, paying a reduced parish share, and is currently in a vacancy with a legal restriction on appointment until July 2025. While the immediate financial position is stable with increased reserves, the trustees highlight ongoing challenges regarding the cost of appointing a new vicar and the need for increased regular income. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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