CHRIST CHURCH PADGATE PCC

Registered charity 1178871 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of Church of England Relgious services

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

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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Registered contact address: Warrington, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£292k
Latest spending
£203k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,491 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to transfers to the Reordering Fund. However, the total unrestricted reserves increased to £28,704, and the overall fund balance rose to £542,901, supported by significant investment interest and legacy income in prior years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (reserves figure: £29k)
“In 2022, this amount was reduced to £10,000 in order to assist with pressures on cash-flow. This policy is reviewed regularly.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cadishead Accountancy Services Ltd. 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.

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: 15

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

  • Volunteers: 20

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

  • Volunteers: 15

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

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

Total income
£514k
Total spending
£161k
Cost of raising funds
£159
Reserves (reported)
£10k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£292k£203k
31/12/2024£514k£161k
31/12/2023£203k£174k
31/12/2022£166k£148k
31/12/2021£129k£112k

Common questions

Is CHRIST CHURCH PADGATE PCC financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,491 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to transfers to the Reordering Fund. However, the total unrestricted reserves increased to £28,704, and the overall fund balance rose to £542,901, supported by significant investment interest and legacy income in prior years. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cadishead Accountancy Services Ltd.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, CITADEL OF PRAISE, MANCHESTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHRIST CHURCH PADGATE PCC£292k—0above—no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, CITADEL OF PRAISE, MANCHESTER FY2025£194k—0below—no doubt
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND FY2025£473k£70,000 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST (SALVATION OF JESUS PARISH) FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUGHENDEN FY2025£185k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, SHAMLEY GREEN FY2025£102k—0above—no doubt

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