THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY APOSTLES, LEICESTER

Registered charity 1192946 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOLY APOSTLES PCC, LEICESTER

The activities of the charity are to promote the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical for the benefit of the public and the advancement of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England.

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: Leicester, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£63k

Latest spending

£81k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £17,667 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a 14% reduction in unrestricted receipts and increased expenditure. Despite this deficit, the trustees note that the charity remains financially viable with sufficient funds to maintain operations for the required four-month period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an amount sufficient to maintain normal ongoing operations for a 4-month period (reserves figure: £43k)

“Our reserves policy is unchanged (an amount sufficient to maintain normal ongoing operations for a 4-month period)” — page 4

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.

Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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: 21

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

Volunteers: 32
Government income: £1,000 — contracts £500 (1), grants £500 (1); 1% of the £72,252 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 25

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Elaine Swanson
Ian Michael Newcombe
Mark Douglas Wigston
Melanie Carter
Nwachukwu Nwaora Nwabufo

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

Operates in: Leicester City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£63k	£81k
31/12/2024	£72k	£69k
31/12/2023	£79k	£89k
31/12/2022	£93k	£76k
31/12/2021	£75k	£62k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY APOSTLES, LEICESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £17,667 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a 14% reduction in unrestricted receipts and increased expenditure. Despite this deficit, the trustees note that the charity remains financially viable with sufficient funds to maintain operations for the required four-month period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION	1	£1k

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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 HOLY APOSTLES, LEICESTER	£63k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER FY2025	£739k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER FY2025	£997k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WITH ST PHILIP MAIDSTONE AND ST STEPHEN TOVIL FY2025	£67k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, COVENT GARDEN FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER FY2025	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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