THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ORPINGTON

Registered charity 1127535 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRIST CHURCH PCC, ORPINGTON

Promoting in the parish of Christ Church, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Also maintenance responsibilities for the church complex.

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Latest income

£312k

Latest spending

£269k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus on unrestricted funds of £49,006 for the year ended 31 December 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds in cash at bank were maintained at or above the policy target of approximately £140,000, representing six months of unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £254k)

“It is the policy of the Parochial Church Council to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the church, at a level that equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure. This provides sufficient funds to cover management, administration and support costs and to respond to emergency issues that arise from time to time. Six months unrestricted fund expenditure amounts to approximately £140,000 and unrestricted funds in cash at bank were at or above this level throughout the year.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations received from members of the Parochial Church Council and related parties.

“During the year donations of £55,295 (2024: £62,781) were received from members of the Parochial Church Council and related parties.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN DAVID GODDARD
ANDREA JANE GODDARD
Amanda Callaghan
DAVID GARY HUMPHRIES
DEREK ANTHONY FOXEN
Donald Bryden Munro
James Collett
Josphat Ndambuki
Keith William Miller
Liesel Stanbridge
Melanie Ketchin
Nicholas Dennis Marchant
Paul Raymond Skinner
Pieter Van Rooyen
Rev Robert Powell
Rev Yolande Roberta Marcussen
Robert Donald Granville Haythorne
Sunil Kumar Tantepudi
Tejaswi Benjamin
William John Belsham

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£312k	£269k
31/12/2024	£338k	£279k
31/12/2023	£297k	£302k
31/12/2022	£317k	£295k
31/12/2021	£249k	£272k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ORPINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus on unrestricted funds of £49,006 for the year ended 31 December 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds in cash at bank were maintained at or above the policy target of approximately £140,000, representing six months of unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, WEST HOLLOWAY, LONDON	1	£143

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ORPINGTON	£312k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ORPINGTON FY2025	£224k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRISTCHURCH HOLY TRINITY FY2025	£2.7m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BROMLEY FY2024	£480k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER FY2025	£230k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN WITH ST OLAVE, ST JOHN AND ST LUKE ,BERMONDSEY FY2023	£166k	—	above	—	no doubt

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