THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PURLEY, ST. MARK (WOODCOTE)

Registered charity 1128860 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MARK'S PCC WOODCOTE

Regular public worship open to all. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other special needs groups. 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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Croydon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£158k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £18,101 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a 4% fall in income and a 6.2% rise in expenditure. Unrestricted reserves stood at £76,391, which the trustees consider a prudent level above their stated minimum policy target of 33% of annual running expenses. The charity remains solvent with total net assets of £344,409, though it faces risks from declining donations and rising maintenance costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned giving - tax efficient (33% of income)
“Planned giving - tax efficient 52,136” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Diocese for Parish Support Fund
“In 2025 the church paid £66,800 (2024: £64,500) to the Diocesan Parish Support Fund” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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: 32

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

  • Volunteers: 34

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

  • Volunteers: 25

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

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£158k£174k
31/12/2024£165k£164k
31/12/2023£159k£180k
31/12/2022£161k£159k
31/12/2021£137k£122k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PURLEY, ST. MARK (WOODCOTE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £18,101 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a 4% fall in income and a 6.2% rise in expenditure. Unrestricted reserves stood at £76,391, which the trustees consider a prudent level above their stated minimum policy target of 33% of annual running expenses. The charity remains solvent with total net assets of £344,409, though it faces risks from declining donations and rising maintenance costs. 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 PURLEY, ST. MARK (WOODCOTE)£158k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, REIGATE FY2025£292k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, BROMLEY FY2025£112k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SWANLEY ST PAUL AND HEXTABLE ST PETER FY2025£226k—0below—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, READING FY2025£120k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND ALL SAINTS WHALLEY FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt

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