THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THAXTED

Registered charity 1127752 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN THE BAPTIST THAXTED PCC

To promote in the Parish of Thaxted the whole mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, and to maintain the fabric of the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, Our Lady and St Laurence, Thaxted.

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 · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Uttlesford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£129k
Latest spending
£120k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £116,152 from £107,787 in the prior year, driven by a net movement in funds of £8,365. The charity holds significant unrestricted and designated reserves, including £2,761 in the general fund and £79,595 in restricted funds, alongside £31,036 in endowment investments. The independent examiner confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and were properly prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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.

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: 72

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

  • Volunteers: 100

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

  • Volunteers: 91

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£129k£120k
31/12/2024£153k£133k
31/12/2023£167k£164k
31/12/2022£86k£131k
31/12/2021£78k£79k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £116,152 from £107,787 in the prior year, driven by a net movement in funds of £8,365. The charity holds significant unrestricted and designated reserves, including £2,761 in the general fund and £79,595 in restricted funds, alongside £31,036 in endowment investments. The independent examiner confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and were properly prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THAXTED£129k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BLACKHEATH FY2025£484k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, WALTHAMSTOW FY2025£245k——above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH CHRIST CHURCH, HOXTON(DIOCESE OF LONDON) FY2025£417k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEW MALDEN & COOMBE, CHRIST CHURCH & ST JOHN'S FY2025£433k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, WATFORD FY2025£349k—0above—no doubt

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