THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN

Registered charity 1128863 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN, THE PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN WITH WENDENS AMBO, LITTLEBURY, ASHDON AND HADSTOCK, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN WITH WENDENS AMBO, LITTLEBURY, ASHDON AND HADSTOCK

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Provision of a youth club with a Christian ethos. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

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Latest income

£280k

Latest spending

£277k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased by £63,442 to £904,470 at the end of 2025, primarily due to expenditure on the Lighting Project. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £192,000, which reduced to £108,000 after designations for specific capital projects, a figure the trustees consider well in excess of the budgeted deficit for 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of total budgeted expenditure (held: £192k)

“The PCC’s Policy, which is reviewed annually, is to maintain free cash reserves equivalent to 3 months of total budgeted expenditure (around £66k for 2025).” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr O King, director of music, is a trustee and received remuneration. The accounts state: 'In the case of Mr King, he was an employee of the PCC before he was subsequently invited to become a Trustee.'

“Mr O King, director of music (including employer pension £794 (2024: £771) 18,439 17,900” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Jeremy Charles Trewchair
ANNA LOUISE ARMSTRONG MARTIN
DAVID JOHN BIRCHALL
Dr RICHARD FORD FREEMAN
Dr Simon Potter
Gillian Ruth Caswell
Gillian Violet Gibson Ms
HELEN NASH · trustee of 1 other charity
Hannah Lillian Razzell
Hayden Rocks · trustee of 1 other charity
JUDITH MARY HASLER
Janet Elizabeth Siewertsen Mrs
John Rufus Barnes · trustee of 1 other charity
MARTIN JOHN HUGALL
MRS BRON FERLAND
Marisa Baltrock
Noel Starr
OLIVER QUARTERMAIN KING
Patrick Li
ROBIN O'NEILL
Rev Ella Harris
STEPHEN ROBERT HASLER
Shawn Martin
Tracey Rose Nicholls
Vivian Falk Ms · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£280k	£277k
31/12/2024	£259k	£313k
31/12/2023	£398k	£303k
31/12/2022	£361k	£401k
31/12/2021	£273k	£337k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased by £63,442 to £904,470 at the end of 2025, primarily due to expenditure on the Lighting Project. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £192,000, which reduced to £108,000 after designations for specific capital projects, a figure the trustees consider well in excess of the budgeted deficit for 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN as a grant recipient include ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£25k

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 FINCHLEY.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEY income £669k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON income £180k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY OF BETHANY, WOKING income £466k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, NAILSEA income £109k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WELWYN AND WOOLMER GREEN income £251k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT EDMUND, CHINGFORD income £139k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN	£280k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEY FY2025	£669k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON FY2025	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY OF BETHANY, WOKING FY2024	£466k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, NAILSEA FY2025	£109k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WELWYN AND WOOLMER GREEN FY2025	£251k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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