ST MARY DE CASTRO PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

Registered charity 1186446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity is a Church of England Parish Church and activities include public workship and weddings and funerals

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
£209k
Latest spending
£64k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant net surplus of £145,394 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven largely by a significant legacy received. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £180,665 are considered sufficient to meet the stated policy of retaining liquidity to cover two months of unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months unrestricted expenditure (held: £181k)
“The PCC has adopted a reserves policy of retaining sufficient liquidity to cover two months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received £1,000 in Organist Honorarium payments.
“During the year one trustee received £1,000 (2024: £1,250) in Organist Honorarium payments.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“The total value of donations without conditions made by the Trustees to the Charity during the period was £9,208” — page 20
Per its FY2025 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Mary de Castro Parochial Church Council (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£209k£64k
31/12/2024£49k£41k
31/12/2023£49k£414k
31/12/2022£75k£73k
31/12/2021£75k£73k

Common questions

Is ST MARY DE CASTRO PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant net surplus of £145,394 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven largely by a significant legacy received. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £180,665 are considered sufficient to meet the stated policy of retaining liquidity to cover two months of unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/04/2023£6k"St Mary's Heritage Interpretation Project"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MARY DE CASTRO PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL£209k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN THAME FY2025£338k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS LEAMINGTON PRIORS FY2025£271k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LEWISHAM FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER FY2025£230k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY COGGES FY2024£413k—0below—no doubt

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