THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GORNAL AND SEDGLEY

Registered charity 1179471 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church; by providing regular public worship that is open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer; pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Provision of activities for senior citizens, adults, parents and children.

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Latest income

£158k

Latest spending

£129k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the parish reported an income of £161,125 and expenditure of £135,059 for the year, resulting in an excess of £26,066. The balance at 31st December 2023 was £242,436, and the document notes that all three churches were able to pay their Ministry Share in full.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: All three churches now have reserves policies in place (held: £242k)

“All three churches now have reserves policies in place” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Diane Marie Cookseychair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Michael Betham
BARBARA ANNE BAKER
CHRISTOPHER JOHN WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID HAROLD MOSS
JANINE ROSEMARY HUMPHRIES
JOAN SULLIVAN
Jayne Alison Haywood
KEITH HENRY TOMLINSON
Kathryn Elaine Apperley
Maureen Hazel Matthews
Rev Giles Morrison Joiner
Rev Tracey Skidmore
SHEILA JOYCE MOSS
SUZANNE ELIZABETH BRADLEY
Stephen Castle
Stuart Granville Hutchinson
TRACEY TAMAR BATE
john Powell

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

Operates in: Dudley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£158k	£129k
31/12/2023	£143k	£135k
31/12/2022	£154k	£147k
31/12/2021	£163k	£181k
31/12/2020	£200k	£233k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GORNAL AND SEDGLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the parish reported an income of £161,125 and expenditure of £135,059 for the year, resulting in an excess of £26,066. The balance at 31st December 2023 was £242,436, and the document notes that all three churches were able to pay their Ministry Share in full. Its FY2024 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
BULL INN ECCLESIASTICAL TRUST	1	£339k
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£52k

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. ILLOGAN.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ILLOGAN income £108k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SPELDHURST WITH GROOMBRIDGE AND ASHURST income £189k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, ALDEBURGH income £183k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIGAN WEST income £265k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HONLEY WITH BROCKHOLES income £145k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SONNING income £343k

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 GORNAL AND SEDGLEY	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ILLOGAN FY2024	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SPELDHURST WITH GROOMBRIDGE AND ASHURST FY2024	£189k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, ALDEBURGH FY2025	£183k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIGAN WEST FY2025	£265k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HONLEY WITH BROCKHOLES FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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