THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE SOLWAY PLAIN

Registered charity 1187312 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOLWAY PLAIN PARISH, THE PARISH OF THE SOLWAY PLAIN

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the mission of the church through regular worship, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical events

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
£159k
Latest spending
£170k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the parish is currently in an interregnum with no full-time minister, relying on a part-time interim ministry lead and lay volunteers to maintain services. While the parish reports that all churches remain open and mission offerings are being paid, individual church committees highlight challenges such as low attendance, the need for increased fundraising, and significant repair costs for buildings.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£159k£170k
31/12/2024£170k£160k
31/12/2023£177k£163k
31/12/2022£246k£217k
31/12/2021£190k£284k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE SOLWAY PLAIN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the parish is currently in an interregnum with no full-time minister, relying on a part-time interim ministry lead and lay volunteers to maintain services. While the parish reports that all churches remain open and mission offerings are being paid, individual church committees highlight challenges such as low attendance, the need for increased fundraising, and significant repair costs for buildings. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE SOLWAY PLAIN£159k—0unclear—no doubt
THEPAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S WELLINGTON SOMERSET FY2024£101k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PARKSTONE SAINT PETER AND SAINT OSMUND WITH BRANKSEA SAINT MARY FY2024£291k—0below—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN WITH ST JAMES, WALHAM GREEN. FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, FORMBY FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HELLINGLY AND UPPER DICKER FY2024£159k—0unclear—no doubt

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