THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY HAZLEMERE

Registered charity 1128994 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAZLEMERE CHURCH

Regular public worship open to all. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Promotion of Christianity through events, meetings and literature. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and others. Supporting other charities in the U.K. 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: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£636k
Latest spending
£636k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income of £636,466 matched total expenditure of £636,405, resulting in a net neutral position for the year. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £451,298, significantly exceeding the stated policy minimum of £85,000. The charity holds £357,784 in cash and deposits, indicating strong liquidity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £85,000 (reserves figure: £451k)
“The PCC has approved a minimum value of reserves of £85,000. This represents about 3 months cover of ongoing costs (excluding Mission Gifts) and assuming no income for that period.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: 4 PCC members who are also staff received remuneration totaling £84,544.
“4 PCC members are staff members employed by the PCC (2024: 4) and received remuneration totalling £84,544” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Dave Reeves Landscaping Ltd (connected to PCC member Suzanne Reeves) received £1,737 for gardening services.
“Dave’s company received remuneration of £1,737 for the provision of gardening services to the church in 2025”
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: 180
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

  • Volunteers: 200

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£636k
Total spending
£636k
Reserves (reported)
£351k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (86% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£636k£636k
31/12/2024£583k£591k
31/12/2023£623k£565k
31/12/2022£498k£499k
31/12/2021£743k£1.4m

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY HAZLEMERE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income of £636,466 matched total expenditure of £636,405, resulting in a net neutral position for the year. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £451,298, significantly exceeding the stated policy minimum of £85,000. The charity holds £357,784 in cash and deposits, indicating strong liquidity. 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 HOLY TRINITY HAZLEMERE£636k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, TEWKESBURY FY2024£287k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, CHELTENHAM FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HASLEMERE FY2025£1.8m—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LITTLEBOROUGH FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, PRESTWOOD FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt

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