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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY OF CHARITY FAVERSHAM KENT

Registered charity 1128854 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY OF CHARTY PCC

Religious Activities benefitting general public/mankind, provides Church Building/facilities/open space, provides services.

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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Latest income
£113k
Latest spending
£158k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit for the year of £45,042, which includes an unrestricted deficit of £15,219. The trustees note that deficits of this size are unsustainable and that the charity aims to build on fundraising projects to achieve a sustainable future in 2026. Despite the deficit, the charity met its reserves policy target, having unrestricted reserves of £38,616 against a policy aim of six months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of 6 months expenditure (held: £39k)
“The PCC is still of the same opinion in so far as we should aim to have unrestricted reserves of a minimum of 6 months expenditure, at the current time we have just met this target which we hope to maintain.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A small immaterial portion of the expenses paid to the Vicar may have related to his services as Chairman of the PCC.
“A small immaterial portion of the expenses paid to the Vicar may have related to his services as Chairman of the PCC” — page 13
“Two members of the PCC are Trustees of the Charity GEM 72 (but do not control it, a charity formed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity No 1200064) up until incorporation the PCC managed the funds of GEM 72 the PCC have no financial gain from the new Charity but gain from it's mission work.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Two members of the PCC are Trustees of the Charity GEM 72 (but do not control it, a charity formed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity No 1200064) up until incorporation the PCC managed the funds of GEM 72 the PCC have no financial gain from the new Charity but gain from it's mission work.
“A small immaterial portion of the expenses paid to the Vicar may have related to his services as Chairman of the PCC” — page 13
“Two members of the PCC are Trustees of the Charity GEM 72 (but do not control it, a charity formed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity No 1200064) up until incorporation the PCC managed the funds of GEM 72 the PCC have no financial gain from the new Charity but gain from it's mission work.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The church will also benefit from the work undertaken by the Friends of St Mary of Charity Church, a Charity formed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation( charity No 1180641) in 2018. Although certain members of the PCC are Trustees it is not controlled by the PCC. during the year the Friends donated £ Nil (2024 £7,000 to the Kitchen and Toilets Project)
“A small immaterial portion of the expenses paid to the Vicar may have related to his services as Chairman of the PCC” — page 13
“Two members of the PCC are Trustees of the Charity GEM 72 (but do not control it, a charity formed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity No 1200064) up until incorporation the PCC managed the funds of GEM 72 the PCC have no financial gain from the new Charity but gain from it's mission work.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

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.

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£113k£158k
31/12/2024£184k£265k
31/12/2023£150k£114k
31/12/2022£149k£114k
31/12/2021£98k£139k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY OF CHARITY FAVERSHAM KENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit for the year of £45,042, which includes an unrestricted deficit of £15,219. The trustees note that deficits of this size are unsustainable and that the charity aims to build on fundraising projects to achieve a sustainable future in 2026. Despite the deficit, the charity met its reserves policy target, having unrestricted reserves of £38,616 against a policy aim of six months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/09/2016£68k"Repairs to north transept buttresses, walls and roof"