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PCC OF SHERBURN IN ELMET

Registered charity 1203459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity oversees worship at All Saints Church, Sherburn in Elmet and local outreach activities, eg in schools. It is also responsible for the maintenance of the Church and the Church Hall, and also the activities that take place in the Church Hall.

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Latest income
£117k
Latest spending
£137k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted receipts were £117,279 against payments of £137,441, resulting in a deficit that consumed reserves built up in previous years. The trustees report that reserves have fallen to approximately 2.5% of annual expenditure, significantly below the stated policy target of six months' unrestricted payments. The filing notes that without further contributions, essential payments such as the Diocesan Free Will Offer may need to be suspended to balance the books.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-5k; policy: six months unrestricted payments)
“it is disappointing to note that we currently hold only about 2.5% of annual expenditure as reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Reserves, built up by other generous private donations, have been consumed too fast and unless more is contributed soon, some payments, for example, the free will offer, will need to be suspended to balance the books.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr P Burgis (Trustee) paid £4,100 for services; Ms A Wilton (Trustee's wife) paid £5,142.50 for services.
“Mr P Burgis is a member of the PCC and was paid £4,100 for services as verger and hall caretaker Ms A Wilton is the wife of the Chair of the PCC and was paid £5,142.50 in the year for her work as Benefice Administrator” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment for services
“Mr P Burgis is a member of the PCC and was paid £4,100 for services as verger and hall caretaker Ms A Wilton is the wife of the Chair of the PCC and was paid £5,142.50 in the year for her work as Benefice Administrator” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£117k£137k
31/12/2024£150k£154k
31/12/2023£102k£106k

Common questions

Is PCC OF SHERBURN IN ELMET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted receipts were £117,279 against payments of £137,441, resulting in a deficit that consumed reserves built up in previous years. The trustees report that reserves have fallen to approximately 2.5% of annual expenditure, significantly below the stated policy target of six months' unrestricted payments. The filing notes that without further contributions, essential payments such as the Diocesan Free Will Offer may need to be suspended to balance the books. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.