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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAM

Registered charity 1129438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREAT CHESHAM PCC

Latest income
£940k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £175,000 for the year ended 31 December 2023, driven by significant gains on investment assets. The PCC holds unrestricted reserves of £1,144,000, which represents twenty months of total unrestricted expenditure, well above the six-month policy target. The trustees confirm that adequate resources are available to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of total unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.1m)
“This is more than the six months of reserves judged by the PCC to be needed to ensure that all the churches in the Parish team can be financially supported”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

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

Total income
£940k
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£596k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£940k£1.0m
31/12/2024£967k£1.0m
31/12/2023£968k£860k
31/12/2022£961k£892k
31/12/2021£907k£866k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAM financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £175,000 for the year ended 31 December 2023, driven by significant gains on investment assets. The PCC holds unrestricted reserves of £1,144,000, which represents twenty months of total unrestricted expenditure, well above the six-month policy target. The trustees confirm that adequate resources are available to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

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