THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LICHFIELD CHRIST CHURCH
The Charity's objectives are to minister to the religious and pastoral needs of the parish and visitors. On a day-to-day basis, the Church provides regular services and outreach activities both within the local community and beyond.
Objects
PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is solvent with unrestricted income of £50,768 and expenditure of £50,023, resulting in a small surplus. Free reserves stand at £115,482, which is significantly higher than the trustees' stated policy target of £20,600 (equivalent to three months of unrestricted payments).
What the accounts disclose
“The PCC resolved, at its meeting on 6th September 2016, to try to maintain a balance on free reserves (net current assets) which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £20,600” — page 5
“Donations from related parties (PCC members) totalled £4,901 (2024 £4,350)” — page 22
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 9
- Government income: £3,529 — grants £3,529 (1); 3% of the £113,017 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £2,380 — grants £2,380 (1); 2% of the £96,993 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 8
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 16/11/2023, 16 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).
Trustees
- Andrea Allan
- Antoinette Jacqueline Clarke
- CAROL MARY YOUNG
- DAVID EDWARD JOHN MACKENZIE
- David John Hartley
- Heather Jones
- JULIA DENISE BAKER
- John Frederick Pearce
- Linda Marie Atkin
- Peter Jones
- Rosemary Vinnicombe
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £113k | £110k |
| 31/12/2024 | £97k | £93k |
| 31/12/2023 | £107k | £90k |
| 31/12/2022 | £101k | £97k |
| 31/12/2021 | £75k | £82k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LICHFIELD CHRIST CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is solvent with unrestricted income of £50,768 and expenditure of £50,023, resulting in a small surplus. Free reserves stand at £115,482, which is significantly higher than the trustees' stated policy target of £20,600 (equivalent to three months of unrestricted payments). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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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 LICHFIELD CHRIST CHURCH | £113k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LINDFIELD | £1.3m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. CHAD, LICHFIELD | £117k | £15,284 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LICHFIELD SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT MARY | £153k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER | £739k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORSHAM DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER | £838k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |