The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mark's, Lache-cum-saltney
What it does
We provide a range of projects for the community to access each day of the week. We engage with our local community project and provide a youth worker for the various activities - Sunday Kidz Klub; Parenting Group, Community Youth Clubs, midday groups for older people; lunch club; uniformed groups; drop-in cafe on Mondays, and exercise classes, etc.
Its charitable purposes
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Religious activities
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
- Elsewhere
- Cheshire West & Chester
Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice, Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £252,024 and spent £280,314.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £252,024 | £280,314 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2024 | £293,261 | £271,954 | Not reported | 45 |
| 31 December 2023 | £248,612 | £209,993 | Not reported | 120 |
| 31 December 2022 | £192,441 | £197,087 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 December 2021 | £243,181 | £179,355 | Not reported | 153 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 4%, from £243,181 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £252,024 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 111% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £1,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £1,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £52,811 from 9 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £5,100 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £10,400 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2022, worth at least £22,500.
By funder
- Westminster Foundation£19,500, 2 grants
- Benefact Trust£3,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2024 | Benefact Trust | £3,000 |
| 7 Dec 2023 | Westminster Foundation | £10,000 |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Westminster Foundation | £9,500 |
Trustees
13 trustees run the charity.
- Rev HENRIETTA JOHNSTONChair
- Adam Orr
- Christine Mackay
- David Pitt
- Edward Paul Sperring
- Jack Alex Jackson
- Judy Evans
- Lindsey Anne LLoyd
- Lisa Chesters
- Michael Andrew Jones
- Rev Kathryn Jane Helen Elsmore
- Rev Simon Chesters
- Suzette Jane Crisp
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 17 September 2026, 44 days early | Received 17 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 3 March 2026, 123 days late | Received 3 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 17 July 2024, 106 days early | Received 17 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 29 September 2023, 32 days early | Received 29 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 6 May 2022, 178 days early | Received 6 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1130731
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 24 July 2009
- Governing document
- PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES
- Website
- www.stmarkssaltney.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.