THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER SAINT PETER

Registered charity 1174067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF CHESTER ST PETER

The PCC of Chester Saint Peter has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has the maintenance responsibilities for St Peter's Church.

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.

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Latest income
£405k
Latest spending
£409k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £3,904 for the year, primarily due to café relaunch costs and income loss during building repairs. However, total unrestricted and designated reserves stood at £151,250, with cash and current assets of £147,894, providing a buffer against the stated reserve policy target of £56,340.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: One trustee and the wife of another trustee received payments for services and products supplied to the café.
“One trustee and the wife of another trustee received payments in 2025 for services and products supplied to the café.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cakes supplied by Jo Coates
“Jo Coates received a total of £1,089 in respect of cakes supplied to the café.”
“Ann Hughes received £183.40 in her role as Café Manager cover.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Café Manager cover by Ann Hughes
“Jo Coates received a total of £1,089 in respect of cakes supplied to the café.”
“Ann Hughes received £183.40 in her role as Café Manager cover.” — page 20
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£405k£409k
31/12/2024£187k£200k
31/12/2023£188k£248k
31/12/2022£159k£166k
31/12/2021£239k£150k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER SAINT PETER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £3,904 for the year, primarily due to café relaunch costs and income loss during building repairs. However, total unrestricted and designated reserves stood at £151,250, with cash and current assets of £147,894, providing a buffer against the stated reserve policy target of £56,340. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER SAINT PETER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER SAINT PETER as a grant recipient include THE URSULA KEYES TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE URSULA KEYES TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2026£20kSt Peter’s Café: People Place & Preservation
UK government05/01/2021£488St Peters Church, Chester
UK government05/01/2021£3kSt Peters Church, Chester

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 PIMLICO ST PETER WITH WESTMINSTER CHRIST CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER SAINT PETER£405k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PIMLICO ST PETER WITH WESTMINSTER CHRIST CHURCH FY2024£583k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COLCHESTER FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT HELEN, ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH FY2025£126k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, SALESBURY FY2024£101k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, GREAT BERKHAMSTED FY2025£260k—0unclear—no doubt

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