THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEWS WOLVERHAMPTON

Registered charity 1183263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH, WOLVERHAMPTON

Anglican Church serving the Parish in East Park & Eastfield.

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: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£69k

Latest spending

£97k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £5,506, bringing total net assets to £67,810. The trustees report that free reserves were £14,205, which is above the stated policy target of £13,000. The charity has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £13,000 (reserves figure: £14k)

“The reserve fund was set at £13,000 based on the equivalent of 2 months general running at £8,000 with an additional £5,000 to cover emergency building maintenance.” — page 21

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 2 Trustees were reimbursed £1,247 for travel, subsistence and telephone

“2 Trustees were reimbursed £1,247 (2023: £1,731) for travel, subsistence and telephone during the year.” — page 22

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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 46
Government income: £5,795 — grants £5,795 (4); 8% of the £69,459 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 49
Government income: £1,400 — grants £1,400 (1); 2% of the £66,693 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 35
Government income: £4,100 — grants £4,100 (3); 6% of the £70,561 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Matthew Hirdchair
Ann Macmanomy
CHARLOTTE TAFT · trustee of 1 other charity
Gail Coley
Jason Coley
Matt Reid
Rachel Reid
Rebecca Hedger
Ruth Nogieru

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

Operates in: Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£69k	£97k
31/12/2024	£67k	£61k
31/12/2023	£71k	£51k
31/12/2022	£69k	£55k
31/12/2021	£52k	£51k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEWS WOLVERHAMPTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £5,506, bringing total net assets to £67,810. The trustees report that free reserves were £14,205, which is above the stated policy target of £13,000. The charity has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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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 ST MATTHEWS WOLVERHAMPTON	£69k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, WATFORD FY2025	£241k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR, QUEEN SQUARE WITH HOLY TRINITY, HOLBORN AND ST BARTHOLOMEW FY2025	£638k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, WINCHESTER FY2025	£363k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH ST MARYS ECCLESFIELD FY2025	£97k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARY WEST ACKLAM MIDDLESBROUGH FY2025	£95k	—	above	—	no doubt

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