THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' WOODSIDE LEEDS

Registered charity 1206564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' WOODSIDE

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Latest income

£154k

Latest spending

£145k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of slightly over £16,000 for the year, driven by an extraordinary gain from released provisions and a surplus from the Parish Centre. Unrestricted funds have risen, and the charity holds significant cash reserves and a designated Church Project Fund to support its building maintenance and redevelopment ambitions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 4 months of all costs (held: £48k)

“We plan to put much of our 2025 surplus into the Reserve Fund, kept in case of a crisis, in order to improve our resilience. We aim to hold 4 months of all costs in this Fund.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees to the charity.

“Donations from trustees amounted to £46,420 (2024: £60,322), including Gift Aid. This includes the combined giving of partners, where only one is a PCC member.” — page 48

“We support Horsforth Churches Together, both directly to fund their projects such as Carols in the Park, and indirectly to help fund the modest salaries of their workers – total £1,570 in 2025.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Gifts from the charity to Horsforth Churches Together.

“Donations from trustees amounted to £46,420 (2024: £60,322), including Gift Aid. This includes the combined giving of partners, where only one is a PCC member.” — page 48

“We support Horsforth Churches Together, both directly to fund their projects such as Carols in the Park, and indirectly to help fund the modest salaries of their workers – total £1,570 in 2025.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Gifts from the charity to Horsforth Shed.

“Donations from trustees amounted to £46,420 (2024: £60,322), including Gift Aid. This includes the combined giving of partners, where only one is a PCC member.” — page 48

“We support Horsforth Churches Together, both directly to fund their projects such as Carols in the Park, and indirectly to help fund the modest salaries of their workers – total £1,570 in 2025.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Jonathan Michael Field Cainchair
Alison Pickford
Andrew Cooke
Christine Barraclough
Christine Lazenby
Jo Bailey
Jonathan Woodward
Joseph Peter Minton
Linda Mary Williamson
NOEL CALADINE BAILEY MA · trustee of 1 other charity
PETER GILLIONS · trustee of 1 other charity
Rebecca Cain
Rebecca Woodward
Ruth Diana Dent
Tracey Greig · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£154k	£145k
31/12/2024	£176k	£187k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' WOODSIDE LEEDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of slightly over £16,000 for the year, driven by an extraordinary gain from released provisions and a surplus from the Parish Centre. Unrestricted funds have risen, and the charity holds significant cash reserves and a designated Church Project Fund to support its building maintenance and redevelopment ambitions. Its FY2025 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
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	1	£5k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£3k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES, WOODFORD.

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 THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' WOODSIDE LEEDS	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES, WOODFORD FY2024	£177k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES', CLITHEROE FY2025	£461k	£34,202	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LECHLADE FY2025	£467k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WALBROOK FY2025	£957k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES GERRARDS CROSS WITH ST JAMES FULMER FY2025	£1.1m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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