PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. LUKE & ST. JOHN, CHELTENHAM

Registered charity 1184357 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. LUKE'S PCC, CHELTENHAM

The PCC is primarily focused on the advancement of religion, which is recognised as acharitable purpose having public benefit. All regular public worship is provided free of chargeand open to all.

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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheltenham, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£173k

Latest spending

£134k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased by £20,133 to £216,354, reflecting a surplus in operating profit despite a 20% increase in running costs. The PCC Treasurer notes that while income was slightly lower than the prior year due to the absence of a large legacy, congregational giving remains stable and funds are being reserved for future major repairs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: FireTruck

“Total expenditure was £80,534. This included a £15K loss on the FireTruck subsidiary.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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: 40

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

Volunteers: 100

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

Volunteers: 120

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

Trustees · trustee networks

REV PATRICK EDWARD WHEATONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Carla Thraves
Glynn Powell
Jonathan Chestney
Linda Pitchford · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew Andrews
Peter David Ralphs
Peter John Burke
RACHEL SMITH
RICHARD CARTLIDGE
Rod Woodward-Court
Sarah Wingfield
Terry Howard
Victoria Beevers

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£173k	£134k
31/12/2024	£119k	£119k
31/12/2023	£160k	£148k
31/12/2022	£126k	£135k
31/12/2021	£128k	£128k

Common questions

Is PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. LUKE & ST. JOHN, CHELTENHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased by £20,133 to £216,354, reflecting a surplus in operating profit despite a 20% increase in running costs. The PCC Treasurer notes that while income was slightly lower than the prior year due to the absence of a large legacy, congregational giving remains stable and funds are being reserved for future major repairs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	11/12/2020	£943	Church of St Luke, Cheltenham
UK government	11/12/2020	£3k	Church of St Luke, Cheltenham

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 LAWRENCE'S, HUNGERFORD.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. LUKE & ST. JOHN, CHELTENHAM	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAWRENCE'S, HUNGERFORD FY2025	£189k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST EDMUND THE KING, ST MARY WOOLNOTH AND ST CLEMENT EASTCHEAP FY2025	£682k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON, THE GOOD SHEPHERD FY2025	£170k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN AND ST LUKE, BILTON, HARROGATE FY2025	£307k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BROMLEY FY2025	£138k	—	above	—	no doubt

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