THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN HANDSWORTH SHEFFIELD

Registered charity 1206356 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin Handsworth Sheffield

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£221k

Latest spending

£92k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total free reserves of £47,699 exceed the PCC's stated policy target of maintaining a balance for at least one month of average expenditure. The charity reports being in good spirits with a growing congregation and notes that the church building is in a general good state of repair following remedial work.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 1 months average expenditure for essential costs (held: £48k)

“It is the PCC policy to maintain a balance on general funds of at least 1 months average expenditure for essential costs such as utilities and Common fund should be also held £3,500.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: PCC members gave general fund donations of at least £5,570.

“PCC members (and their close family members) gave general fund donations of at least £5,570 in addition to any amounts given within the collection, during the year.” — page 14

“P King, the wife of PCC member C King, is a trustee of Handsworth Area Community Trust Fund. The PCC received 4 restricted grants totalling £115,025 in the year.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: PCC received £115,025 in restricted grants from Handsworth Area Community Trust Fund, of which P King (wife of PCC member C King) is a trustee.

“PCC members (and their close family members) gave general fund donations of at least £5,570 in addition to any amounts given within the collection, during the year.” — page 14

“P King, the wife of PCC member C King, is a trustee of Handsworth Area Community Trust Fund. The PCC received 4 restricted grants totalling £115,025 in the year.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Rev'd Keith Johnson MAchair
ANNE DENISE PALMER
Christine Brown
Christine Mary King
Fiona Middleton
John Price
Kay Cooper
Richard McGilligan
Sophie Sheppard
Valerie Hanwell
Vivian Chaplin

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£221k	£92k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN HANDSWORTH SHEFFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total free reserves of £47,699 exceed the PCC's stated policy target of maintaining a balance for at least one month of average expenditure. The charity reports being in good spirits with a growing congregation and notes that the church building is in a general good state of repair following remedial work. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF THE NUMBER 1 TRUST FUND	1	£20k
FELLOWSHIP OF ST JOHN (UK) TRUST ASSOCIATION	1	£10k
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	1	£2k
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HANDSWORTH, ST MARY.

THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HANDSWORTH, ST MARY income £112k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, BEARWOOD income £466k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HOOK-WITH-WARSASH income £160k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST MATTHEW, CHELTENHAM income £555k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, CHESTERFIELD income £286k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, PRESTWICH income £149k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN HANDSWORTH SHEFFIELD	£221k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HANDSWORTH, ST MARY FY2024	£112k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, BEARWOOD FY2024	£466k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HOOK-WITH-WARSASH FY2025	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST MATTHEW, CHELTENHAM FY2024	£555k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, CHESTERFIELD FY2025	£286k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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