HOLY TRINITY WITH ST MARY, BERWICK PARISH CHURCH

Registered charity 1182751 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Worship and community outreach.

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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Latest income
£169k
Latest spending
£169k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £25,107 for the year ended 31 December 2024, bringing total unrestricted funds to £231,310. The trustees designated £87,217 as an unrestricted reserve, describing it as around six months of expenditure, while noting that future financial challenges may arise from increased Parish Share and energy costs. The financial position is described as healthy, supported by substantial reserves and a supportive congregation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around six months of expenditure (held: £87k)
“We have allocated £87,217 ie. around six months of expenditure plus the remaining depreciation costs on the solar panels as an unrestricted reserve” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“This year is also the last year of our regular three year funding cycle where we ask the congregation to look at their giving levels. Work, along with the Diocesan Generous Giving Team, is currently underway to review the current procedure to ensure that it remains fit for purpose and, if not, what the alternative options are.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Berwick Parish Church Trust is a Registered Charity established to financially support Berwick Parish Church with particular items of works agreed by the Parochial Church Council. The Parochial Church Council nominates up to four Trustees for Berwick Parish Church Trust and the Vicar is an ex officio member. The total assets of Berwick Parish Church Trust at 3 1st December 2024 were £393,506.
“Berwick Parish Church Trust (Charity No 517699) is a Registered Charity established to financially support Berwick Parish Church with particular items of works agreed by the Parochial Church Council. The Parochial Church Council nominates up to four Trustees for Berwick Parish Church Trust and the Vicar is an ex officio member. The total assets of Berwick Parish Church Trust at 3 1st December 2024 were £393,506.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£169k£169k
31/12/2024£170k£145k
31/12/2023£176k£148k
31/12/2022£136k£131k
31/12/2021£161k£149k

Common questions

Is HOLY TRINITY WITH ST MARY, BERWICK PARISH CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £25,107 for the year ended 31 December 2024, bringing total unrestricted funds to £231,310. The trustees designated £87,217 as an unrestricted reserve, describing it as around six months of expenditure, while noting that future financial challenges may arise from increased Parish Share and energy costs. The financial position is described as healthy, supported by substantial reserves and a supportive congregation. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.