THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, WILMINGTON

Registered charity 1127656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MICHAEL'S PCC, WILMINGTON

Regular public worship open to all, provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplation & the teaching of Christianity through sermons and small groups; pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved; outreach to the community through youth work & a youth club with a Christian ethos, activities for senior citizens & parents & toddlers; supporting other charities in the UK & overseas.

Objects

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dartford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£191k

Latest spending

£151k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with unrestricted reserves of £32,109, which is above its stated policy target of three months' general expenditure (circa £24,500). However, the trustees describe the financial position as fragile, noting that income is potentially static or falling while expenses may increase due to factors outside their control, such as utility costs and the ending of a youth minister grant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of general expenditure is kept aside as a contingency in any one financial year (reserves figure: £32k)

“The PCC continues to adopt the policy of aiming to ensure that three months of general expenditure is kept aside as a contingency in any one financial year.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 45

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 60
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 56
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Carl Michael Chamberschair · trustee of 3 other charities
Alison June Mountain
Christopher Stapley
Illya Prior
JANICE HENNESSY
Karl Richards
Pamela Eileen Gertrude Silk-Sleafer
Penny Jane Culliford
RICHARD STUART KINDERMAN
Rachel Bullimore
SHARON ANNE STIRMAN

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£191k	£151k
31/12/2024	£187k	£159k
31/12/2023	£178k	£194k
31/12/2022	£184k	£165k
31/12/2021	£155k	£144k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, WILMINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with unrestricted reserves of £32,109, which is above its stated policy target of three months' general expenditure (circa £24,500). However, the trustees describe the financial position as fragile, noting that income is potentially static or falling while expenses may increase due to factors outside their control, such as utility costs and the ending of a youth minister grant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, ENFIELD.

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 ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, WILMINGTON	£191k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, ENFIELD FY2025	£93k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL, WORKINGTON FY2025	£98k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, BRAMCOTE FY2025	£148k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WILLINGDON FY2025	£116k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST NICOLAS SPALDING FY2025	£149k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.