THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LONG DITTON

Registered charity 1128898 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MARY'S LONG DITTON

REGULAR PUBLIC WORSHIP OPEN TO ALL; 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 YOUTH CLUB WITH CHRISTIAN ETHOS; PROMOTION OF CHRISTIANITY THROUGH THE STAGING OF EVENTS AND MEETINGS

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
£212k
Latest spending
£185k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,500 for the year, driven by a £33,000 legacy, but without this one-off item, the charity would have operated at a £14,000 deficit. Per the trustees' report, rising operational costs necessitate further funding to ensure sustainability, as the current unrestricted funds balance of £177,000 is deemed adequate for immediate working capital requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient cash to be able to meet its working capital requirements (reserves figure: £177k)
“It is the policy of the PCC to have available in Unrestricted funds at any one-time, sufficient cash to be able to meet its working capital requirements.” — page 7
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: 30
  • Government income: £5,982 — grants £5,982 (2); 3% of the £211,833 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £29,104 — grants £29,104 (3); 10% of the £305,449 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £15,000 — grants £15,000 (1); 7% of the £201,022 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 08/01/2026, 69 days after the 31/10/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Mary's Church Long Ditton (matched by registered charity number).

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£212k£185k
31/12/2024£305k£252k
31/12/2023£201k£203k
31/12/2022£151k£162k
31/12/2021£125k£116k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LONG DITTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,500 for the year, driven by a £33,000 legacy, but without this one-off item, the charity would have operated at a £14,000 deficit. Per the trustees' report, rising operational costs necessitate further funding to ensure sustainability, as the current unrestricted funds balance of £177,000 is deemed adequate for immediate working capital requirements. 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 Community Fund23/06/2023£10kRefurbishment of St Mary's Community Hall; Long Ditton
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2011£10kSt Mary's Community Hall Safe Open Space and Play Area
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2005£86kTo build new community hall

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE S M B TRUST1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DORKING SAINT MARTIN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LONG DITTON£212k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DORKING SAINT MARTIN FY2025£176k—0within—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL, WORKINGTON FY2025£98k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY UPTON (OVERCHURCH) FY2025£539k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, GRANGE PARK FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ROYDON FY2025£72k—0unclear—no doubt

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