THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST MARK, LEWISHAM

Registered charity 1186447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

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
£85k
Latest spending
£84k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £12,666, contrasting with a surplus in the prior year, driven by lower donations and hall lettings alongside higher expenditure. Despite this result, the trustees report that unrestricted cash reserves exceed the policy target of three months' unrestricted payments, indicating sufficient liquidity to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hall Lettings & Parish Fees
“Hall Lettings & Parish Fees 19,800” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months unrestricted payments (held: £30k)
“It is the PCC policy to maintain the recommended balance on unrestricted funds which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments.” — page 5
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: Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£85k£84k
31/12/2024£62k£75k
31/12/2023£86k£71k
31/12/2022£97k£101k
31/12/2021£66k£57k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST MARK, LEWISHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £12,666, contrasting with a surplus in the prior year, driven by lower donations and hall lettings alongside higher expenditure. Despite this result, the trustees report that unrestricted cash reserves exceed the policy target of three months' unrestricted payments, indicating sufficient liquidity to continue operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.