THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP, MARGATE

Registered charity 1128707 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PHILIP'S PCC, MARGATE

Public worship open to all; Provision of sacred space for prayer; Visiting the sick and bereaved; Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups; Promotion of Christianity by meetings, and distribution of literature; Promoting the mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers; Supporting other charities in the UK and 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.

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

Latest income
£82k
Latest spending
£101k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a cumulative deficit of £196k at the end of the financial year, driven by an inability to meet the full requested Parish Share to the Diocese. While unrestricted funds were held in deposit accounts to secure building upkeep, the trustees note that the deficit will continue to grow as they remain unable to meet the increased share request for the following year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned Giving (54% of income)
“Planned Giving 44662”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £20,000 (reserves figure: £178k)
“It is the PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds, if possible, of £20,000 to cover any emergency repairs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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: 24

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

  • Volunteers: 25

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

  • Volunteers: 15

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£82k£101k
31/12/2024£199k£82k
31/12/2023£75k£69k
31/12/2022£73k£64k
31/12/2021£75k£64k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP, MARGATE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a cumulative deficit of £196k at the end of the financial year, driven by an inability to meet the full requested Parish Share to the Diocese. While unrestricted funds were held in deposit accounts to secure building upkeep, the trustees note that the deficit will continue to grow as they remain unable to meet the increased share request for the following year. 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 ST PHILIP, MARGATE£82k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILL FY2025£320k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY, THORPE FY2025£115k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HAMPTON FY2025£278k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BIDEFORD FY2025£196k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIPS, BIRCHENCLIFFE FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt

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