ST MARY DE CASTRO PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
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
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.
What the accounts disclose
“The PCC has adopted a reserves policy of retaining sufficient liquidity to cover two months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5
“During the year one trustee received £1,000 (2024: £1,250) in Organist Honorarium payments.” — page 20
“The total value of donations without conditions made by the Trustees to the Charity during the period was £9,208” — page 20
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Alan Keith Fletcher
- Andrew Green
- Anthony Wells
- Cheryl Utecht
- Christopher Paul Kellett
- Christopher Phillips
- Mark Colin Haworth
- Sheila West
- Stephen Frederick George Popple
- Victor George Allsop
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/04/2023 | £6k | "St Mary's Heritage Interpretation Project" |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARY DE CASTRO PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL | £209k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN THAME | £338k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS LEAMINGTON PRIORS | £271k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LEWISHAM | £122k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER | £230k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY COGGES | £413k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |