THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT COLWALL

Registered charity 1192443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLWALL PCC, St James the Great, Colwall

St James Parochial Church Council (PCC) cooperate with the Rector in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, social, evangelistic and ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible for the maintenance of the church and the adjacent Ale House (medieval hall). Activities include worship, prayer, nurture and care for the churchyard and the environment.

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

£153k

Latest spending

£122k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted income and expenditure of £10,931 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to a significant drop in legacies compared to the prior year. Actual free reserves stood at £4,864, which is well below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £30,000, as £40,000 has been designated for future facility improvements. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted funds of £84,903 and holds fixed asset investments valued at £80,039.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately four months' normal income in reserves, currently amounting to approximately £30,000 (reserves figure: £5k)

“The reserves policy is to hold approximately four months' normal income in reserves, currently amounting to approximately £30,000.” — page 4

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Paying staff
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: 30
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £11,256 — grants £11,256 (1); 8% of the £143,499 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 60

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Rev MELANIE JANE HORTONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Carolyn Anne Hands
Dr Jonathan Christopher Pearce
Jane Mary Irwin Hill · trustee of 1 other charity
Keith John Pieri
Martyn James Steer
Michael John Hakes
Patricia Hockett
Patricia Pearson · trustee of 2 other charities
SUSAN ANGELA HUMPHREY · trustee of 1 other charity
Steven Robert Hockett OSE · trustee of 1 other charity
Stuart James Hands
William Alan Clucas

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£153k	£122k
31/12/2024	£143k	£175k
31/12/2023	£125k	£106k
31/12/2022	£88k	£98k
31/12/2021	£92k	£87k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted income and expenditure of £10,931 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to a significant drop in legacies compared to the prior year. Actual free reserves stood at £4,864, which is well below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £30,000, as £40,000 has been designated for future facility improvements. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted funds of £84,903 and holds fixed asset investments valued at £80,039. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT COLWALL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT COLWALL as a grant recipient include CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£15k

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 JAMES CARLISLE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES CARLISLE income £345k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' BIRKDALE income £169k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT THORLEY income £255k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, HARVINGTON income £55k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ANSTON income £50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WHITEHAVEN, ST. JAMES income £119k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT COLWALL	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES CARLISLE FY2025	£345k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' BIRKDALE FY2025	£169k	—	0	above	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT THORLEY FY2024	£255k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, HARVINGTON FY2025	£55k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ANSTON FY2025	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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