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WORCESTER ST JOHN-IN-BEDWARDINE AND ST MICHAEL'S JOINT COUNCIL

Registered charity 1205354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular public worship open to all.The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation.Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved.Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groupsPromotion of Christianity through the staging of events and meetings, and the distribution of literature.Promoting the whole mission of the Church.

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Latest income
£133k
Latest spending
£135k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Joint Council operated at a deficit for the year, with unrestricted receipts of £112,723.85 against payments of £127,837.74. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aiming for three months of running costs, with total reserves held at £74,000 at the start of 2026. The financial statements were prepared on a receipts and payments basis by an independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £74k)
“The Joint Council aims to keep approximately three months running costs in reserves, based on the previous year’s total expenditure” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£133k£135k
31/12/2024£120k£126k

Common questions

Is WORCESTER ST JOHN-IN-BEDWARDINE AND ST MICHAEL'S JOINT COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Joint Council operated at a deficit for the year, with unrestricted receipts of £112,723.85 against payments of £127,837.74. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aiming for three months of running costs, with total reserves held at £74,000 at the start of 2026. The financial statements were prepared on a receipts and payments basis by an independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST1£52k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN BUCKHURST HILL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORCESTER ST JOHN-IN-BEDWARDINE AND ST MICHAEL'S JOINT COUNCIL£133k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN BUCKHURST HILL FY2024£416k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, ALDEBURGH FY2025£183k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN WITH ST JAMES, WALHAM GREEN. FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE SAINT MICHAEL, COVENTRY FY2024£112k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, YEOVIL, SOMERSET FY2024£390k—0unclear—no doubt

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