ST MARY REDCLIFFE CHURCH LANDS

Registered charity 211109 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY REDCLIFFE VESTRY

Makes grants to St Mary Redcliffe Church and its parish in relation to the charitable purposes

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£984k
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £27,237,099, comprising unrestricted, restricted, and endowment funds. The trustees report that the charity remains a going concern, with sufficient income and reserves to meet planned grants and liabilities. The unrestricted reserves of £1,282,239 (excluding designated funds) are within the stated policy target range of £1,250,000 to £1,500,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £1,250,000 and £1,500,000 (held: £1.3m)
“The target range aimed for accumulated unrestricted reserves (excluding designated funds) is between £1,250,000 and £1,500,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Burton Sweet Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£984k
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£215k
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~9.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£984k£1.7m
31/12/2023£927k£668k
31/12/2022£909k£551k
31/12/2021£610k£258k
05/04/2021£796k£397k

Common questions

Is ST MARY REDCLIFFE CHURCH LANDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £27,237,099, comprising unrestricted, restricted, and endowment funds. The trustees report that the charity remains a going concern, with sufficient income and reserves to meet planned grants and liabilities. The unrestricted reserves of £1,282,239 (excluding designated funds) are within the stated policy target range of £1,250,000 to £1,500,000. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Burton Sweet Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government08/07/2020£48kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY1£600

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY REDCLIFFE WITH TEMPLE EDUCATIONAL CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MARY REDCLIFFE CHURCH LANDS£984k—0within—no doubt
ST MARY REDCLIFFE WITH TEMPLE EDUCATIONAL CHARITY FY2024£165k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKES REDCLIFFE GARDENS FY2024£310kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY REDBOURN FY2025£495k—0unclear—no doubt
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Lancing with Coombes FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHURCH LANDS FY2025£849k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.