THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, STEETON

Registered charity 1173989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST STEPHEN'S PCC, STEETON

Promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. This is achieved through, regular public worship open to all; the provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation; pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved; teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses, small groups and staging of events and meetings.

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH, PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL.

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: Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£75k

Latest spending

£67k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted receipts decreased to £63,791 from £66,986 in the previous year, primarily due to a one-off insurance claim in 2024. The charity reports a net excess of receipts over payments, resulting in unrestricted fund balances of £34,277, which are below the stated policy target of three months' unrestricted payments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Unrestricted voluntary donations (48% of income)

“Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £63,791 (PY £66,986) of which £30,826 (PY £32,178) were unrestricted voluntary donations” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months unrestricted payments (reserves figure: £34k)

“It is the PCC’s policy to try to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds that equates to at least three months unrestricted payments and includes an allowance for the full diocesan parish share request.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 22

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

Volunteers: 10

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

Volunteers: 10

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Revd Dr Sally Ann Pickeringchair
AGNES WATSON PHILLIPS
Christine Anne Roberts
Cynthia Margaret Openshaw
Dr Tom Chilton
JULIE MARGARET LONSDALE
Janet Elizabeth Pickles
John James Weller
LYNDA YVONNE CORSER
Sarah Elizabeth Brooksbank
THELMA MARGARET PACSOO
VALERIE HODGSON

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£75k	£67k
31/12/2024	£95k	£62k
31/12/2023	£72k	£63k
31/12/2022	£68k	£71k
31/12/2021	£65k	£65k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, STEETON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted receipts decreased to £63,791 from £66,986 in the previous year, primarily due to a one-off insurance claim in 2024. The charity reports a net excess of receipts over payments, resulting in unrestricted fund balances of £34,277, which are below the stated policy target of three months' unrestricted payments. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY	1	£13k

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. STEPHEN, SOUNDWELL, BRISTOL.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, STEETON	£75k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. STEPHEN, SOUNDWELL, BRISTOL FY2025	£161k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SLOUGH FY2025	£309k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STRETTON FY2025	£94k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT STEPHEN, SOUTH KENSINGTON FY2025	£322k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND SAINT STEPHEN'S, BRISTOL FY2025	£206k	—	above	—	no doubt

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