THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, CRADLEY

Registered charity 1190026 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRADLEY PCC, PCC OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, CRADLEY

REGULAR PUBLIC WORSHIP FOR ALL. THE PROVISION OF SACRED SPACE FOR PERSONAL PRAYER. PASTORAL WORK, INCLUDING VISITING THE SICK AND THE BEREAVED. PROMOTING 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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Registered contact address: Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£76k

Latest spending

£81k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4,060.51 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves. The trustees note that voluntary giving has decreased and is insufficient to meet diocesan contributions, meaning the charity relies on fundraising and fees to cover running expenses. However, the unrestricted cash balance of £26,447.72 exceeds the stated reserves policy target of approximately £25,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least six months’ unrestricted payments, equivalent to about £25,000.00 (reserves figure: £26k)

“It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance of unrestricted funds which equates to at least six months’ unrestricted payments, equivalent to about £25,000.00.” — page 9

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest 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: 10

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

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £2,000 — grants £2,000 (1); 2% of the £80,594 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 15

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Rose Beth Robertschair
CHRISTOPHER STEVEN ROBERTS · trustee of 1 other charity
Diane Mary Roberts
Eryl Margaret Lloyd Copp
IAN PETER BAILEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Jennifer Lesley Fleming
MARGARET EDGAR · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Warner
Susan Bailey
Susan Dunbar Ronan
Susan Warner
William Michael John Hames MA, ADAEP

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£76k	£81k
31/12/2024	£81k	£70k
31/12/2023	£69k	£56k
31/12/2022	£46k	£41k
31/12/2021	£48k	£48k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, CRADLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4,060.51 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves. The trustees note that voluntary giving has decreased and is insufficient to meet diocesan contributions, meaning the charity relies on fundraising and fees to cover running expenses. However, the unrestricted cash balance of £26,447.72 exceeds the stated reserves policy target of approximately £25,000. 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
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/10/2024	£30k	"Installation of Disabled Toilet Facilities & Additional Fire Escape"

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 JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER income £104k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ANSTON income £50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES CARLISLE income £345k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SS PHILIP AND JAMES, WHITTON income £156k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY income £125k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES NEWCHAPEL income £67k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, CRADLEY	£76k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ANSTON FY2025	£50k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES CARLISLE FY2025	£345k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SS PHILIP AND JAMES, WHITTON FY2025	£156k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY FY2025	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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