THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH ST. GABRIEL AND ST. LAWRENCE AND ST. JUDE; EASTON

Registered charity 1197246 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EASTON CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTRE

Easton Christian Family Centre is a church in the heart of Easton, a multi-cultural part of Bristol with many needs. We hold services for worship on Sundays, and midweek groups and activities for prayer and discipleship. We run a community Cafe in the church building, which is also well used for a wide range of community groups and has offices for a number of partner organisations and charities.

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Latest income

£501k

Latest spending

£480k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £500,569 in 2025, driven largely by capital grants for building redevelopment. The charity reports that its reserves of £83,663 are approximately £4,500 over its stated policy target of £79,100, indicating a stable financial position relative to its own benchmarks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months general running costs including payroll costs (held: £84k)

“It is the policy of the church to hold in reserves the equivalent of three months general running costs including payroll costs.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£501k

Total spending

£480k

Cost of raising funds

£7k

Reserves (reported)

£60k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

rev David James Paton Moorechair
Derek John Pike
Harry Jonathan Peppiatt Fenner Crawley
Maryam Pashaei
Paul Fletcher
RACHAEL ALICE BEE BA MSC
Richard Boyes
Simon Edward Atkins
Soraya Najafishalamzari

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£501k	£480k
31/12/2024	£206k	£211k
31/12/2023	£182k	£183k
31/12/2022	£264k	£267k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH ST. GABRIEL AND ST. LAWRENCE AND ST. JUDE; EASTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £500,569 in 2025, driven largely by capital grants for building redevelopment. The charity reports that its reserves of £83,663 are approximately £4,500 over its stated policy target of £79,100, indicating a stable financial position relative to its own benchmarks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH ST. GABRIEL AND ST. LAWRENCE AND ST. JUDE; EASTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH ST. GABRIEL AND ST. LAWRENCE AND ST. JUDE; EASTON as a grant recipient include BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY, 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)
BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY	FY2024	£20k	Building/mission related project
BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY	FY2023	£20k	Building related projects and mission related projects
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHRISTIAN UK FAMILY CENTRE.

CHRISTIAN UK FAMILY CENTRE income £119k
EAST END CHURCH income £175k
EASTGATE (KENT) LTD income £991k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP AND ST JACOB, BRISTOL income £281k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND SAINT STEPHEN'S, BRISTOL income £206k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, DOWNEND, BRISTOL income £345k

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 HOLY TRINITY WITH ST. GABRIEL AND ST. LAWRENCE AND ST. JUDE; EASTON	£501k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN UK FAMILY CENTRE FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EAST END CHURCH FY2024	£175k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EASTGATE (KENT) LTD FY2025	£991k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP AND ST JACOB, BRISTOL FY2025	£281k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND SAINT STEPHEN'S, BRISTOL FY2025	£206k	—	above	—	no doubt

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