THE GUILD CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARY ABCHURCH

Registered charity 1213214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical.

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
£302k
Latest spending
£264k
Registered
2025
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds carried forward were £157,615, which falls well short of the desired reserves level of £250,000. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental and hire income
“Rental and hire income 73,862” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £158k; policy: £250,000)
“the current level current level, £157,615, falls well short of the desired figure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Friends of the City Churches occupied the church office and met the costs of running the church for many years. Until October 2024, their chairman was Oliver Leigh-Wood who is also a churchwarden of St Mary Abchurch. Our former churchwarden, David Jessop, was also, and remains, a trustee of The Friends of the City Churches.
“The Friends of the City Churches occupied the church office and met the costs of running the church for many years. Until October 2024, their chairman was Oliver Leigh-Wood who is also a churchwarden of St Mary Abchurch. Our former churchwarden, David Jessop, was also, and remains, a trustee of The Friends of the City Churches.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£302k£264k

Common questions

Is THE GUILD CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARY ABCHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds carried forward were £157,615, which falls well short of the desired reserves level of £250,000. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.