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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIGAN TOWN CENTRE

Registered charity 1204271 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WIGAN TOWN CENTRE PCC

Latest income
£242k
Latest spending
£235k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £834,063, with unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding the stated policy target of four months' expenditure. The charity reports that income and expenditure are stable when adjusted for one-off prior-year items, and it has paid its full Parish Share to the Diocese.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months of the year’s annual expenditure (held: £448k)
“The PCC’s aim is to retain within its unrestricted funds, as freely available reserves, a sum at least equivalent to four months of the year’s annual expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Clergy housing costs (council tax, water) are paid by the Joint Council, a related body overseeing the benefice.
“There has been a change in the way clergy housing costs are dealt with. This is because the Joint Council have taken over all payments for clergy housing (council tax, water). This is why codes 2120 and 2140 are nil and code 2125 are the JC payments.” — page 6
“Code 2101 are Roland and Johns expense claims which are being shared between Town Centre and Central equally.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Clergy working expenses for Rev Roland Harvey and Rev John Keeley are shared between the Town Centre and Central Hubs.
“There has been a change in the way clergy housing costs are dealt with. This is because the Joint Council have taken over all payments for clergy housing (council tax, water). This is why codes 2120 and 2140 are nil and code 2125 are the JC payments.” — page 6
“Code 2101 are Roland and Johns expense claims which are being shared between Town Centre and Central equally.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£242k£235k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIGAN TOWN CENTRE financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds increased to £834,063, with unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding the stated policy target of four months' expenditure. The charity reports that income and expenditure are stable when adjusted for one-off prior-year items, and it has paid its full Parish Share to the Diocese. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST1£10k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION1£0

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