THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE WITH ST JAMES THE APOSTLE KENNINGTON

Registered charity 1164999 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SJDK

Daily public worship open to all. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Support for two church schools through governance and assemblies. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Church building open on weekday afternoons. Community centre for public use. Children's choirs and other youth work. Support for community work and overseas charities.

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Latest income
£264k
Latest spending
£308k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased significantly to £642,442 by 31 December 2025, driven largely by restricted income for an organ replacement project. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted liquid funds were temporarily reduced to £6,257 to front-fund this project, though the charity maintains a reserves policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £94k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain liquid unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£264k£308k
31/12/2024£369k£439k
31/12/2023£321k£359k
31/12/2022£374k£347k
31/12/2021£305k£322k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE WITH ST JAMES THE APOSTLE KENNINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased significantly to £642,442 by 31 December 2025, driven largely by restricted income for an organ replacement project. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted liquid funds were temporarily reduced to £6,257 to front-fund this project, though the charity maintains a reserves policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2020£6kDivine Youth Centre

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE WITH ST JAMES THE APOSTLE KENNINGTON£264k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' CHURCH POOLE FY2025£146k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN BUCKHURST HILL FY2024£416k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK KENNINGTON FY2024£339k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, BATTERSEA FY2024£620k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN WITH ST JAMES, WALHAM GREEN. FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt

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