Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SOUTHEND ON SEA

Registered charity 1194402 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF ST JOHN'S SOUTHEND

The advancement of the Christian faith as revealed in the Holy Scriptures and set forth in the catholic creeds and to which the historic formularies of the Church of England bear witness, primarily but not exclusively within the parish of Southend, St John the Baptist and to carry out such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of Parochial Church Council, encourage church growth.

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£209k
Latest spending
£203k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,342 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets increasing to £48,975. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of retaining a minimum of two months’ average expenditure, estimated at £10,000, as standby liquidity. The charity holds £38,274 in available cash reserves and has secured a £120,000 grant from The Jerusalem Trust to support ongoing ministry and church planting operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months' average expenditure, estimated at £10,000 (held: £49k)
“PCC considers that a minimum of two months’ average expenditure, estimated at £10,000, should be retained as standby liquidity” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£507k
Total spending
£463k
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£45k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£209k£203k
31/12/2023£198k£196k
31/12/2022£187k£190k
31/12/2021£507k£463k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SOUTHEND ON SEA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,342 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets increasing to £48,975. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of retaining a minimum of two months’ average expenditure, estimated at £10,000, as standby liquidity. The charity holds £38,274 in available cash reserves and has secured a £120,000 grant from The Jerusalem Trust to support ongoing ministry and church planting operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.