THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN, WINDERMERE

Registered charity 1161992 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF WINDERMERE

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious services in schools. Other Christian and pastoral 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
£81k
Latest spending
£111k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £77,776 at the end of the year, which the trustees report is 'comfortably in excess of the minimum our reserves policy says is needed.' However, the charity reported a net movement in funds of -£29,724, driven by a reduction in planned giving and significant repair costs for heating boilers and roof concerns.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of average running costs plus £20,000 for emergency fabric work (held: £78k)
“PCC has a Reserves Policy which states that we should hold at least 3 month’s average running costs in unrestricted reserve together with at least £20,000, for emergency fabric work, in either restricted or unrestricted reserve” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£81k£111k
31/12/2024£80k£93k
31/12/2023£157k£100k
31/12/2022£86k£85k
31/12/2021£89k£73k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN, WINDERMERE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £77,776 at the end of the year, which the trustees report is 'comfortably in excess of the minimum our reserves policy says is needed.' However, the charity reported a net movement in funds of -£29,724, driven by a reduction in planned giving and significant repair costs for heating boilers and roof concerns. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.