THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GATESHEAD ST GEORGE

Registered charity 1178248 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST GEORGE'S PCC, GATESHEAD

St George's Church is a Church of England Church in Gateshead offering Christian worship and outreach activities to the locality and wider area. We are for everyone, always. We hold Sunday Gatherings as well as children's, youth, students and families work; pastoral support; family life courses; and other Christian events, courses and ministries.

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Latest income

£457k

Latest spending

£656k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £198,457 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £468,204 to £269,747. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £230,354 at year-end, and the trustees consider the immediate future of the charity to be secure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £230k)

“The charity reported total unrestricted funds at the year-end of £17,295 and has already secured a significant amount of funding for the current year. The trustees are of the view that the immediate future of the charity is secure and that on this basis the charity is a going concern.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Related parties donated to the organisation

“During the year related parties donated a total of £36,321 to the organisation.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£545k

Total spending

£537k

Reserves (reported)

£468k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~10.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (62% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/04/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

REV Richard Grant BA MAchair
Alan Johnson
Benjamin Artis
Benjamin Fothergill
Charlotte Bassett
Corretta Kears
David Stockton
Emily Keighley
Foluwashola Ameobi · trustee of 1 other charity
Gemma Childs
Joyce Chadwick
LOUISE VINGBORG GRANT
Lindsay Marshall
STEPHANIE HANNAH MALLERY
STEPHEN BENJAMIN GILBERT SANDERS
Sarah Millican-Jones

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£457k	£656k
31/12/2024	£545k	£537k
31/12/2023	£496k	£460k
31/12/2022	£427k	£436k
31/12/2021	£376k	£329k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GATESHEAD ST GEORGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £198,457 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £468,204 to £269,747. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £230,354 at year-end, and the trustees consider the immediate future of the charity to be secure. 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
THE DERBYSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITED	1	£16k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£6k
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	1	£2k

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 STOCKPORT, ST GEORGE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOCKPORT, ST GEORGE income £203k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR, DEAL, KENT income £255k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LEEDS ST GEORGE income £947k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE ALTRINCHAM income £207k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE, GRAVESEND income £141k
THE GATEWAY CHURCH - NEWCASTLE income £105k

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 GATESHEAD ST GEORGE	£457k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOCKPORT, ST GEORGE FY2025	£203k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR, DEAL, KENT FY2025	£255k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LEEDS ST GEORGE FY2024	£947k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE ALTRINCHAM FY2025	£207k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE, GRAVESEND FY2024	£141k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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