THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, SUTTON, IN THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER

Registered charity 1164568 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUTTON ST JAMES PCC

We are a Church of England establishment and run a wide range of Sunday and weekly services.We raise money for the benefit of the church within our local and wider community and we donate money to a wide range of local, national and international charities.We are a non profit making organisation.

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.

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheshire East, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£85k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £44,390.71 for the year ending 31 December 2024, driven by falling income and rising expenditure. The trustees warn that the current financial position is not sustainable and that funds could be exhausted by the end of 2026 if income is not increased and costs reduced. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains a credit balance of £111,544.93, though this has decreased from £149,104 in the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Regular Giving (65% of income)
“Regular Giving of £33,737.20 has declined despite payments through BACs and SUM UP (2023 = £45,636.63: 2022 = £45,191).” — page 1
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 12

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2025 (received 04/11/2026, 4 days after the 31/10/2026 due date); year ending 31/12/2023 (received 14/06/2025, 226 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 23/11/2024, 389 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 13/12/2023, 408 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£90k£85k
31/12/2024£74k£115k
31/12/2023£104k£104k
31/12/2022£51k£72k
31/12/2021£81k£243k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, SUTTON, IN THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £44,390.71 for the year ending 31 December 2024, driven by falling income and rising expenditure. The trustees warn that the current financial position is not sustainable and that funds could be exhausted by the end of 2026 if income is not increased and costs reduced. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains a credit balance of £111,544.93, though this has decreased from £149,104 in the previous year. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
PROJECT GIVING BACK1£444k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, HARVINGTON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, SUTTON, IN THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER£90k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, HARVINGTON FY2025£55k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, WESTMINSTER FY2025£4.1m——below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ANSTON FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES PADDINGTON FY2025£467k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, EMMANUEL, ST JOHN THE DIVINE AND ST MARY MAGDALEN, BILLERICAY, AND ST MARY FY2025£367k——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.