THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KING CHARLES THE MARTYR, TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Registered charity 1128993 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KING CHARLES THE MARTYR PCC, TUNBRIDGE WELLS

We are a Anglican Parish Church that carries out a range of religious services and other faith-based activities.

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

Latest income

£225k

Latest spending

£206k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains stable with total income of £225,438 and net current assets of £120,582. The trustees report that current reserves are in excess of the £80,000 target set by the PCC reserve policy. The PCC confirms it has no concerns about its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: One PCC member received £2,000 for secretarial services and another received £590 for organ playing fees. These are payments for services, not just reimbursement of expenses.

“One of those providing the secretarial services was a member of the PCC and that person received 2,000 for their work in 2024 (2023: 8,512). A member of the PCC received fees of 590 for organ playing in 2024.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Laurence James Powellchair
Abigail Nicola Houlton
Caroline Gillian Mary Preston Bell
Chris Goulding
Christopher Reece
Dr RICHARD MORRICE
Gisele Della Bella Castro
Harriet Amanda Bull
James I M Richards
MICHAEL ANDREW SELWAY · trustee of 1 other charity
Marilyn Angela Dove
NORMA HELEN BUCK
PAUL EVANS CLARK
Rev Sarah Mercy Partridge · trustee of 1 other charity
Rosemary Joan Sumpter

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£225k	£206k
31/12/2023	£225k	£278k
31/12/2022	£179k	£175k
31/12/2021	£162k	£180k
31/12/2020	£142k	£172k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KING CHARLES THE MARTYR, TUNBRIDGE WELLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains stable with total income of £225,438 and net current assets of £120,582. The trustees report that current reserves are in excess of the £80,000 target set by the PCC reserve policy. The PCC confirms it has no concerns about its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KING CHARLES THE MARTYR, TUNBRIDGE WELLS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KING CHARLES THE MARTYR, TUNBRIDGE WELLS as a grant recipient include CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£15k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/01/2025	£20k	King Charles the Martyr Church Hall renovation

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 ST JOHN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS income £685k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, TUNBRIDGE WELLS income £348k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL TONBRIDGE income £458k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS income £176k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S, WELLING income £363k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, KINGSTON HILL income £458k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KING CHARLES THE MARTYR, TUNBRIDGE WELLS	£225k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS FY2025	£685k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, TUNBRIDGE WELLS FY2025	£348k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL TONBRIDGE FY2025	£458k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS FY2025	£176k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S, WELLING FY2024	£363k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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