THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, BEARWOOD

Registered charity 1206076 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S PCC, BEARWOOD

St Mary's Bearwood is the parish church of Bearwood, Smethwick. Our vision is to be "Sharing God's heart for Bearwood in the heart of Bearwood."We seek to demonstrate the love of God through being a community that serves others through our range of activities for all in the local area, of all faiths and none, especially families.

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Latest income
£466k
Latest spending
£208k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £12,345,678 at the year end, which is above the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a surplus of £1,234,567 for the year, having generated total income of £15,678,901 against total expenditure of £14,444,334.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sandwell

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£466k£208k
31/12/2024£208k£136k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, BEARWOOD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £12,345,678 at the year end, which is above the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a surplus of £1,234,567 for the year, having generated total income of £15,678,901 against total expenditure of £14,444,334. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2026£20kWomen's Cafe

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN AND ST CHAD, BREWOOD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, BEARWOOD£466k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN AND ST CHAD, BREWOOD FY2024£206k—0below—no doubt
THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HANDSWORTH, ST MARY FY2024£112k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY-THE-VIRGIN, BATHWICK FY2025£179k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST MATTHEW, CHELTENHAM FY2024£555k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LEWISHAM FY2024£106kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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