The Governance of the church is the responsibility of the Parochial Church Council (PCC, and who are also the managing trustees of the charity) and comprise the Vicar, the 2 Church Wardens (ex-officio), the Treasurer (ex-officio), the PCC Secretary, 4 Deanery Synod representatives together with members of the church who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM).

At the APCM, the Trustees Annual Report & Accounts are presented for adoption by members of the church and are then submitted to the Diocese and the Charity Commission.  Reports & Accounts can be viewed under Reports & Accounts

The St. Nicholas’ Church is a registered charity (No: 1158819) and is subject to the laws and practice of the Church of England.  We are part of the north Sefton Deanery within the Diocese of Liverpool. 

The PCC meets bi-monthly and in between its teams meet, these being: Finance, Mission and Worship, Building & Plant and Health & Safety, Restoration, Under 18s, Communications, Heritage and Social, which include at least one member of the PCC and co-opted members for each team. 

Our 2020 Parish Profile is available to download