THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CLAYGATE

Registered charity 1128476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOLY TRINITY CLAYGATE PCC, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESTIASTICAL PARISH OF CLAYGATE

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church

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: Elmbridge, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£942k
Latest spending
£940k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £453 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a deficit in the prior year. The Trustees confirm that sufficient retained funds are available to ensure the going concern status of the church for at least the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (reserves figure: £437k)
“To this end a cash contingency reserve has been established as a designated fund which has priority over all other non restricted funds. This is currently set at £50,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations by trustees
“During the year, the total donations made by trustees amounted to £239,103 (2024 £90,628). During the year, the charity employed no individuals who were related to trustees. Within the prior year, the following salary charges for connected people were as follows: A Rugg (wife of former trustee R Rugg), Children and Families Minister: salary of £22,635 J Howells (daughter in law of former trustee B Howells), Pastoral Care and Senior Administrator: salary of £3,009 M Aylmer-Hall (daughter of former trustee R Aylmer-Hall), Ministry Assistant: salary of £9,401” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or 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.

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: 250
  • Government income: £83,899 — contracts £83,899 (1); 9% of the £941,619 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Government income: £13,558 — grants £13,558 (4); 1% of the £969,043 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 150

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£942k
Total spending
£940k
Reserves (reported)
£55k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£942k£940k
31/12/2024£969k£979k
31/12/2023£906k£937k
31/12/2022£968k£1.0m
31/12/2021£858k£854k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £453 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a deficit in the prior year. The Trustees confirm that sufficient retained funds are available to ensure the going concern status of the church for at least the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CLAYGATE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CLAYGATE as a grant recipient include THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£12k
THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022Unverified read£5k

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2022£10kEmmanuel Hall Refurbishment

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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 CLAYGATE£942k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CLEMENT, SANDWICH FY2025£193k—0unclear—no doubt
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cranham Park FY2025£337k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN THAME FY2025£338k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTHGATE FY2025£294k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LYDIARD TREGOZE IN THE DIOCESE OF BRISTOL FY2025£64k——unclear—no doubt

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