ST PANCRAS CHURCH LANDS TRUST

Registered charity 212006 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PANCRAS CHURCH LANDS

Distributing funds to Churchwardens of parishes wholly within the Ancient Parish of St Pancras

Objects

FOR THE UPKEEP AND REPAIR OF ST PANCRAS PARISH CHURCH, AND THE CHURCHES WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH AS CONSTITUTED AT 29TH SEPTEMBER 1868

Area of benefit: ST. PANCRAS, KENTISH TOWN CAMDEN TOWN

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

£69k

Latest spending

£359k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's net assets decreased by £384,510 to £6,997,685 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees report holding £365,216 in restricted funds, which they consider an adequate reserve equivalent to approximately one year's administrative expenditure, noting that all other funds are permanent endowments. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately equivalent to one year's expenditure on administrative fees and charitable activities (held: £365k)

“Therefore, the Trust is holding £365,216 as at 31 December 2025 which it considers to be an adequate reserve to meet the administrative expenditure of the Trust should further investment returns be diminished. The level of unspent income held is approximately equivalent to one year's expenditure on administrative fees and charitable activities.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees D. Hackman, D. Lamont, and Rev. L. Winkett were also Churchwardens and Vicar of St Pancras Church, which received distributions.

“Dorothea Hackman, Duncan Lamont and Rev. Lucy Winkett, trustees of the charity, were also Churchwardens and Vicar, respectively, of St Pancras Church. St Pancras Church received a distribution of £18,987 (2024: £17,108) during the year.” — page 27

“Judy Powell, a trustee of the charity was also a Churchwarden of St Pauls, Camden Square. During the year St Paul's received a distribution of £16,000 (2024: £14,500).” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee J. Powell was Churchwarden of St Pauls, Camden Square, which received distributions.

“Dorothea Hackman, Duncan Lamont and Rev. Lucy Winkett, trustees of the charity, were also Churchwardens and Vicar, respectively, of St Pancras Church. St Pancras Church received a distribution of £18,987 (2024: £17,108) during the year.” — page 27

“Judy Powell, a trustee of the charity was also a Churchwarden of St Pauls, Camden Square. During the year St Paul's received a distribution of £16,000 (2024: £14,500).” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee S. Simoni was Churchwarden of St Pancras Old Church, which received distributions.

“Dorothea Hackman, Duncan Lamont and Rev. Lucy Winkett, trustees of the charity, were also Churchwardens and Vicar, respectively, of St Pancras Church. St Pancras Church received a distribution of £18,987 (2024: £17,108) during the year.” — page 27

“Judy Powell, a trustee of the charity was also a Churchwarden of St Pauls, Camden Square. During the year St Paul's received a distribution of £16,000 (2024: £14,500).” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PEM Audit Limited. Discloses 4 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Agnes Omolara Ogunmuyiwa
DOROTHEA JOY HACKMAN · trustee of 5 other charities
Hilary Elizabeth Kalmbach
Ivan Harry Sedgwick · trustee of 1 other charity
JUDITH HELEN POWELL · trustee of 3 other charities
James Mark Bayley · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Dorothy Sherman Severin · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev LUCY CLARE WINKETT · trustee of 8 other charities
Rev Simon Paul Walsh · trustee of 1 other charity
Sandra Anne Lesley Simoni
The Very Revd Andrew Tremlett · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£69k	£359k
31/12/2024	£77k	£281k
31/12/2023	£98k	£225k
31/12/2022	£113k	£214k
31/12/2021	£212k	£209k

Common questions

Is ST PANCRAS CHURCH LANDS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's net assets decreased by £384,510 to £6,997,685 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees report holding £365,216 in restricted funds, which they consider an adequate reserve equivalent to approximately one year's administrative expenditure, noting that all other funds are permanent endowments. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PEM Audit Limited.