ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEVERLEY ST MARY CHURCH ESTATE

Registered charity 232344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH ESTATE CHARITY, ST MARY'S CHURCHWARDENS

The charity helps maintain the historic church of St Marys, Beverley for religious worship and for public events. The charity also enables the building to be kept open to the general public throughout the year.

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Latest income
£40k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds totaling £1,418,843 as of 31 December 2025, derived primarily from investment income. The trustees maintain a policy that cash reserves must remain positive at all times, with unrestricted bank balances of £25,388 reported at year-end. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Dividends from investments (97% of income)
Dividends from investments 38,542
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: ensure that they remain positive at all times (held: £25k)
The trustees’ policy on cash reserves is to ensure that they remain positive at all times. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£40k£37k
31/12/2024£38k£39k
31/12/2023£37k£26k
31/12/2022£37k£23k
31/12/2021£39k£256k

Common questions

Is ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEVERLEY ST MARY CHURCH ESTATE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds totaling £1,418,843 as of 31 December 2025, derived primarily from investment income. The trustees maintain a policy that cash reserves must remain positive at all times, with unrestricted bank balances of £25,388 reported at year-end. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.