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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALBAN AND ST PATRICK, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM

Registered charity 1169941 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ALBANS PCC, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM

Latest income
£137k
Latest spending
£135k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves are critically low, with the General Fund holding a year-end balance of just £3,217, representing only 27 days of average expenditure. The trustees note that the charity remains financially viable as a going concern due to the availability of unrestricted designated funds that could be redesignated if necessary, despite rising unavoidable costs.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“This represents a reserve of only 27 days average expenditure; a balance of about £7,260 would be required for a reserve of two months’ expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aled Liddington and Angela Sones, who served as Directors of Music, received fees. Aled Liddington was a PCC member (elected 2023, resigned 2024).
“Aled Liddington received fees of £1,720 and Angela Sones fees of £3,900 for services as successive Directors of Music. No other member of the PCC received remuneration or expenses other than the re-imbursement of expenditure on behalf of the PCC.” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£137k£135k
31/12/2024£121k£151k
31/12/2023£97k£79k
31/12/2022£77k£84k
31/12/2021£154k£174k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALBAN AND ST PATRICK, HIGHGATE, BIRMINGHAM financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves are critically low, with the General Fund holding a year-end balance of just £3,217, representing only 27 days of average expenditure. The trustees note that the charity remains financially viable as a going concern due to the availability of unrestricted designated funds that could be redesignated if necessary, despite rising unavoidable costs. Its FY2024 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 Heritage Fund05/09/2017£250k"Revealing St Alban's Hidden Heritage"

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