THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RAYLEIGH

Registered charity 1129561 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF RAYLEIGH

regular public worship open to allpastoral work including visiting the sick and bereavedteaching of Christianityyouth work with a Christian ethospromoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for special need groupssupporting other charities in UK and overseastaking of religious assemblies in schoolsthe provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplation

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: Rochford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£350k

Latest spending

£240k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £110,521 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £320,912. This figure comfortably exceeds the stated reserves policy target of maintaining at least six months of operating expenditure, which equates to approximately £126,000. The charity holds significant cash balances of £702,819, the majority of which is held in interest-earning deposits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months operating expenditure (reserves figure: £321k)

“The PCC aspires to maintain at least 6 months operating expenditure in unrestricted reserves which equates to c£126,000.” — page 8

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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: 75
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 120
Government income: £3,358 — grants £3,358 (1); under 1% of the £417,026 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 200
Government income: £2,884 — grants £2,884 (1); under 1% of the £408,659 total gross income on the same return

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Glen Robert Mansfieldchair
Ann Jolly · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Christopher Stuart Parker
Frederick Kirubhakaran Manuel
Gordon Robert William Simmonds · trustee of 1 other charity
Jacquelyn Yvonne Wragg
Janet Elizabeth Carter
Lalini Hiranthi Fernando
Margaret Gale
Mark Dennis Charles Buckley
Paul Joseph Falvey · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Jacqueline Ellen Turner
Rev Tracy Nutter
Robert William Robinson
Steven Davey
WAYNE ROBERT PRANKARD

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£350k	£240k
31/12/2024	£417k	£251k
31/12/2023	£409k	£245k
31/12/2022	£476k	£855k
31/12/2021	£467k	£423k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RAYLEIGH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £110,521 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £320,912. This figure comfortably exceeds the stated reserves policy target of maintaining at least six months of operating expenditure, which equates to approximately £126,000. The charity holds significant cash balances of £702,819, the majority of which is held in interest-earning deposits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE S M B TRUST	1	£2k

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 SAINT MARK, REIGATE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, REIGATE income £292k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DAVYHULME income £234k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLAND income £490k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD income £834k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PORTISHEAD income £314k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROUGHTON AND WICHELSTOWE income £158k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RAYLEIGH	£350k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, REIGATE FY2025	£292k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DAVYHULME FY2025	£234k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLAND FY2025	£490k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD FY2025	£834k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PORTISHEAD FY2025	£314k	—	above	—	no doubt

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