THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. HELEN'S CHURCH. CLIFFE WITH HOO

Registered charity 1128172 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST.HELEN.S CHURCH PCC CLIFFE

The PCC is responsible for working with the incumbent in promoting the mission of the church in the parish of Cliffe with Cooling. This involves pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical aspects, as well as maintenance and management of St Helen's Church and churchyard and St Helen's House, The Buttway, Cliffe.

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: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£90k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £22,620 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total charity funds decreasing from £223,819 to £182,130. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of two to four months of normal running costs, with unrestricted funds standing at £55,319. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 17.7% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Fundraising through specific donations 4282.46 Fundraising through Entertainment, fairs, etc 14653,88 Total 18936.34 Costs of fundraising activities 3346.00” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two to four months of normal running costs (reserves figure: £55k)

“Our reserves policy to maintain two to four months of normal running costs remains.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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: 20

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

Volunteers: 30

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

Volunteers: 12

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Clifford Stockingchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANGELA EVANS
Carol Allen
David Green
Kay Green
LINDA TWITCHETT
Paul Sutton
Peter Jackson
ROBIN THOMPSON
Toni Millum
VIVIENNE SUSAN BOTTRILL
Wendy Sisterson
Yasmine Elliott

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

Operates in: Medway

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£90k	£113k
31/12/2024	£93k	£129k
31/12/2023	£76k	£52k
31/12/2022	£92k	£100k
31/12/2021	£114k	£206k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. HELEN'S CHURCH. CLIFFE WITH HOO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £22,620 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total charity funds decreasing from £223,819 to £182,130. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of two to four months of normal running costs, with unrestricted funds standing at £55,319. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the financial statements. 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
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	1	£10k

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 SAINT HELEN, ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH.

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. HELEN'S CHURCH. CLIFFE WITH HOO	£90k	—	0	unclear	17.7%	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT HELEN, ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH FY2025	£126k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN'S, PRENTON FY2025	£322k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HERNE HILL FY2025	£400k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TARPORLEY FY2025	£201k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN'S, WHEATHAMPSTEAD AND ST PETER'S, GUSTARD WOOD FY2025	£242k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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