THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHINGFORD

Registered charity 1127259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHINGFORD PARISH CHURCH PCC

The PCC of the Parish of Chingford has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent and his staff, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the two churches and halls and a clergy house.

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Latest income

£244k

Latest spending

£263k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Parochial Church Council recognised a deficit of £18,350 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in free unrestricted funds being in deficit by the same amount. The trustees report that the Parish must focus on raising regular income and trimming expenditure to maintain its ministry, while also facing significant future costs for building repairs. Despite these challenges, the PCC maintains a financial base supported by donations and voluntary services.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: enough unrestricted and undesignated (“free”) reserves to meet all of the demands on cash within acceptable timescales

“It is the policy of the PCC to maintain enough unrestricted and undesignated (“free”) reserves to meet all of the demands on cash within acceptable timescales.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/10/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (30/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (29/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (29/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anne Clayden
Barbara Fox
Claire Codling
Diana Kennedy
Gary Young
George Neophytou
JACQUELINE NEOPHYTOU
JOYCE HILTON
Jan Burnell
LARRY RELFE
MIKE EMERSON
MIKE HILL
Peter Renwick
RICHARD VINCENT
Rev Darren McCallig
Rev Hilary Musker
Rev Marilyn Claydon
SUE EMERSON

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£244k	£263k
31/12/2023	£190k	£208k
31/12/2022	£173k	£193k
31/12/2021	£136k	£178k
31/12/2020	£192k	£199k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHINGFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Parochial Church Council recognised a deficit of £18,350 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in free unrestricted funds being in deficit by the same amount. The trustees report that the Parish must focus on raising regular income and trimming expenditure to maintain its ministry, while also facing significant future costs for building repairs. Despite these challenges, the PCC maintains a financial base supported by donations and voluntary services. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/06/2017	£250k	"Repairing and Restoring our Grade II* Listed Church Â– Phase A"