THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHINGFORD
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.
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/10/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (30/09/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (29/09/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (29/09/2022)
Trustees
- 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
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
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 13/06/2017 | £250k | "Repairing and Restoring our Grade II* Listed Church – Phase A" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church with St Andrew the Less Cambridge | 1 | £2k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHINGFORD | £244k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY,WESTCOTT,GUILDFORD | £171k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW BY THE WARDROBE, LONDON | £194k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL'S MILL HILL | £264k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET OF ANTIOCH, RAINHAM, KENT | £164k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CUTHBERT WITH ST MATTHIAS EARL'S COURT | £268k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |