THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL CROFTON, ORPINGTON

Registered charity 1129564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PAUL CROFTON, ORPINGTON

The furtherance of the Christian religion in accordance with the doctrines and practices of the Church of England for the benefit of all the people of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul, Crofton in the Diocese of Rochester

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bromley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£387k

Latest spending

£342k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £45,106 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £367,817 and total expenditure of £322,711. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted net assets stood at £1,325,864, and the charity confirmed it met its reserves policy target of maintaining three months of regular expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary Income (74% of income)

“The largest revenue source for St Paul’s Church continues to be Voluntary Income, predominately from our church members, which in total amounted to £273.4k, an increase of £10.2k from 2024.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of regular expenditure (held: £1.3m)

“The PCC aims to maintain instant access cash assets to cover a minimum of 3 months of regular expenditure. At the year end this target was comfortably met.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations to Ambassadors Football, a charity where PCC member Stephen Read is employed.

“The PCC makes donations to a charity called Ambassadors Football. In 2025 these totalled £3,600. A member of the PCC, Stephen Read, is employed by Ambassadors Football.” — page 5

“Donations include an amount from a limited company, of which a PCC member is a Director, and over which they have 'significant control'. No other transactions are entered into between the company and the PCC.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from a limited company controlled by a PCC member.

“The PCC makes donations to a charity called Ambassadors Football. In 2025 these totalled £3,600. A member of the PCC, Stephen Read, is employed by Ambassadors Football.” — page 5

“Donations include an amount from a limited company, of which a PCC member is a Director, and over which they have 'significant control'. No other transactions are entered into between the company and the PCC.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations by PCC members to the church.

“The PCC makes donations to a charity called Ambassadors Football. In 2025 these totalled £3,600. A member of the PCC, Stephen Read, is employed by Ambassadors Football.” — page 5

“Donations include an amount from a limited company, of which a PCC member is a Director, and over which they have 'significant control'. No other transactions are entered into between the company and the PCC.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 90

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

Volunteers: 96

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

Volunteers: 198

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Bimbi Abayomi-Colechair
Alison Heath
Alison Willis
Christopher John Stern · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID ARMSTRONG
Dr Elizabeth Cameron
Jae Dickson
Janice Elizabeth Raggett
Lyn Rowles MBE
Michael Francis Hemington Heath
Neil Jeremy
Nicolene Platt
Olufunke Tikare
Osiorenua John Itsagwede · trustee of 1 other charity
Oyedele Ogundere
Paul Frederick Charles Biggs
Pippa Rowles
Songyan Sui
Stephen Read
Valerie Burnett

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£387k	£342k
31/12/2024	£387k	£342k
31/12/2023	£397k	£347k
31/12/2022	£321k	£265k
31/12/2021	£372k	£371k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL CROFTON, ORPINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £45,106 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £367,817 and total expenditure of £322,711. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted net assets stood at £1,325,864, and the charity confirmed it met its reserves policy target of maintaining three months of regular expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL CROFTON, ORPINGTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL CROFTON, ORPINGTON as a grant recipient include PRISM THE GIFT FUND.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	FY2021	£50k	Grants to institutions/organisations

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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 ST PAUL CROFTON, ORPINGTON	£387k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ORPINGTON FY2025	£312k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SLOUGH FY2025	£309k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COWFOLD FY2025	£46k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL AND ST MARK, OLD FORD FY2025	£321k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS AND ST JOHN, BOLTON FY2025	£119k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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