THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HANDSWORTH, ST MARY

Registered charity 1171344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S, HANDSWORTH

We are the Parish Church for the Established Church of England in the Parish of Handsworth, Birmingham. We offer religious worship, instruction and pastoral support to the whole community.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£112k

Latest spending

£123k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £10,622 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a surplus in unrestricted funds offset by a significant deficit in designated funds. Per the trustees' report, total funds held increased to £462,639, with unrestricted reserves standing at £99,989. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or compliance with regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary receipts (46% of income)

“Voluntary receipts 51,741” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER HAZELEY-JONES · trustee of 1 other charity
DOREEN GLADYS HEMMINGS
Delia Arnold
EDNA JOAN SIMKIN
ETHEL VERONICA LUBIN
EUREKA DRAYTON
GRAHAM WILLIAM WALTERS
KEITH HEMMINGS
LEONIE KAREN COLWILL
ROSEMARIE JEAN SEADON
Rev ELIZABETH ROSE LONGHURST · trustee of 2 other charities
SHANE O TAYLOR
Susan Ruth Cooper
William Mujabi Senteza

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£112k	£123k
31/12/2023	£125k	£90k
31/12/2022	£132k	£106k
31/12/2021	£88k	£77k
31/12/2020	£88k	£360k

Common questions

Is THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HANDSWORTH, ST MARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £10,622 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a surplus in unrestricted funds offset by a significant deficit in designated funds. Per the trustees' report, total funds held increased to £462,639, with unrestricted reserves standing at £99,989. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or compliance with regulations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HANDSWORTH, ST MARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HANDSWORTH, ST MARY as a grant recipient include INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF THE NUMBER 1 TRUST FUND, FELLOWSHIP OF ST JOHN (UK) TRUST ASSOCIATION, THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF THE NUMBER 1 TRUST FUND	FY2022	£20k	General Purposes of the Trust
FELLOWSHIP OF ST JOHN (UK) TRUST ASSOCIATION	FY2025	£10k	Major grants awarded (5k and over)
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians

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 MARY WITH ST MATTHEW, CHELTENHAM.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HANDSWORTH, ST MARY	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST MATTHEW, CHELTENHAM FY2024	£555k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, SUMMERSTOWN FY2024	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, PENWORTHAM FY2025	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST ALBAN TEDDINGTON FY2025	£632k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BIRMINGHAM PARISH CHURCH (ST. MARTIN IN THE BULL RING) FY2025	£446k	—	within	—	no doubt

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