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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES GERRARDS CROSS WITH ST JAMES FULMER

Registered charity 1129332 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF ST JAMES GX WITH FULMER

Promoting the whole mission of the Church:Regular public worship;Pastoral work;Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses, small groups and religious assemblies in schools;Children and youth work;Promotion of Christianity through events and meetings;Distribution of literature;Activities for senior citizens and parents and toddlers; Supporting other charitable work in the UK and overseas.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a headline deficit of £33,144 for the year, which included a one-off project cost, resulting in a true underlying operating deficit of only £6,644. Total income increased by 10% to £978,433, while total expenditure rose by 13% to £975,563, primarily due to infrastructure projects. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,040,365.79 (General Fund £253,774.42 plus Designated Funds £786,648.75), which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One of those individuals earned between £60,000 and £70,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One of those individuals earned between £60,000 and £70,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Voluntary income (94% of income)
“Voluntary income, being the income received directly from the members of the church family, at £919,048, was up 12% on the 2024 figure of £807,376.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Target balance covers estimated future potential expenditure (held: £1.0m)
“There are PCC approved policies in place to control the level of resources held within each of the major Unrestricted Funds. These policies are designed to ensure that the “target” balance covers the estimated future potential expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Clergy housing costs and reimbursed expenses; other PCC members' salary costs and reimbursed expenses.
“In 2025 clergy incurred housing costs of £14,175 (2024: £21,792) and reimbursed general expenses of £6,929 (2024: £5,974). Expenditure incurred by other members of the PCC was £71,326 being salary costs and £1,425 being reimbursed general expenses (2024: £441). Related party expenditure was £28,708 (2024: £15,600) being salary costs and reimbursed general expenses.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Clergy housing costs
“In 2025 clergy incurred housing costs of £14,175 (2024: £21,792) and reimbursed general expenses of £6,929 (2024: £5,974). Expenditure incurred by other members of the PCC was £71,326 being salary costs and £1,425 being reimbursed general expenses (2024: £441). Related party expenditure was £28,708 (2024: £15,600) being salary costs and reimbursed general expenses.”
“Included within other debtors is an unsecured loan of £40,000 to a registered charity The Two St James Trust which is repayable no sooner than 2029.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to related charity
“In 2025 clergy incurred housing costs of £14,175 (2024: £21,792) and reimbursed general expenses of £6,929 (2024: £5,974). Expenditure incurred by other members of the PCC was £71,326 being salary costs and £1,425 being reimbursed general expenses (2024: £441). Related party expenditure was £28,708 (2024: £15,600) being salary costs and reimbursed general expenses.”
“Included within other debtors is an unsecured loan of £40,000 to a registered charity The Two St James Trust which is repayable no sooner than 2029.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~10.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (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£1.1m£1.2m
31/12/2024£995k£1.1m
31/12/2023£983k£1.1m
31/12/2022£1.1m£1.2m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES GERRARDS CROSS WITH ST JAMES FULMER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a headline deficit of £33,144 for the year, which included a one-off project cost, resulting in a true underlying operating deficit of only £6,644. Total income increased by 10% to £978,433, while total expenditure rose by 13% to £975,563, primarily due to infrastructure projects. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,040,365.79 (General Fund £253,774.42 plus Designated Funds £786,648.75), which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES GERRARDS CROSS WITH ST JAMES FULMER earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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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 ST JAMES GERRARDS CROSS WITH ST JAMES FULMER£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' CHURCH POOLE FY2025£146k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN WITH SAINT JAMES, WEST EALING FY2024£376kunclear0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, YEOVIL FY2024£314k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL HALLOWS BY THE TOWER WITH ST. DUNSTAN'S IN THE EAST, LONDON FY2024£690k—0unclear—no doubt

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