THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN ROSS-ON-WYE

Registered charity 1163776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S PCC, ROSS-ON-WYE

The provision of regular public worship open to all as well as the provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work is undertaken including the visiting of the sick and the bereaved as well as the taking of religious assemblies in schools and activities for the young and other special needs groups. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

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Latest income

£186k

Latest spending

£192k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted income was £199,849.49 against unrestricted expenditure of £156,404.86, resulting in a net movement in unrestricted funds of £3,482.04. The charity holds free reserves (general fund) of £166,204.60, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £85,000. The independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts are accurate and compliant.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Gift Aid (37% of income)

“0101 - Gift Aid £74,639.65” — page 21

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately six months unrestricted payments, equivalent to £85,000 (held: £166k)

“In time we anticipate that a necessary reserve of approximately six months unrestricted payments will need to be maintained. This would be equivalent to £85,000.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNE ELIZABETH MORRIS
Alun Huw Thomas
BRYAN STANLEY JONES · trustee of 2 other charities
CANON FREDA DAVIES · trustee of 2 other charities
Cameron Callum Hill
Catherine Joy Lewis
HUGH MARTIN JAMES · trustee of 1 other charity
Jane Mary Rothery
Jean Brown
Julian Timothy Gerard Hallett
MICHAEL HUGH DONOVAN
Mark Sanderson · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul Bernard George Cummings
Peter Anthony Reynolds
Rachel Charlotte Lewis
Rev CAROLINE ELIZABETH ALICE PASCOE
Rev Kelvin Ian Price · trustee of 1 other charity
Saul Connor Robertson
Stanley Roy Milnes

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£186k	£192k
31/12/2024	£238k	£186k
31/12/2023	£207k	£179k
31/12/2022	£236k	£189k
31/12/2021	£159k	£170k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN ROSS-ON-WYE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted income was £199,849.49 against unrestricted expenditure of £156,404.86, resulting in a net movement in unrestricted funds of £3,482.04. The charity holds free reserves (general fund) of £166,204.60, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £85,000. The independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts are accurate and compliant. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.