THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN HEACHAM

Registered charity 1130006 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEACHAM PCC

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved teaching of christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religions assemblies in schools. Providing after school clubs in village schools.

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: King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£119k

Latest spending

£142k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total receipts for the year were £119,269.61, with total payments amounting to £139,701.64, resulting in an excess of payments over receipts of £698.46. Cash at bank and in hand decreased from £69,361.69 at the start of the year to £46,613.20 at the end. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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: 50
Government income: £17,200 — grants £17,200 (2); 14% of the £119,270 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £2,550 — grants £2,550 (2); 2% of the £105,900 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £1,575 — grants £1,575 (2); 1% of the £118,590 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Heacham St Mary's Church (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev VERONICA MARY WILSONchair
Carol Chown-Smith
Christopher Edward Wright
Ernest Adrian Flower
Judith Evans MBE
Keith Stuart Dormer-Ainge
Lizabeth Dormer Ainge
Lynn Shannon
Penelope Sutton

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£119k	£142k
31/12/2024	£106k	£103k
31/12/2023	£119k	£96k
31/12/2022	£100k	£97k
31/12/2021	£105k	£104k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN HEACHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total receipts for the year were £119,269.61, with total payments amounting to £139,701.64, resulting in an excess of payments over receipts of £698.46. Cash at bank and in hand decreased from £69,361.69 at the start of the year to £46,613.20 at the end. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 ST MARY'S, SILEBY.

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 MARY THE VIRGIN HEACHAM	£119k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, SILEBY FY2025	£87k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, HOLYROOD, PRESTWICH FY2024	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY CHOLSEY FY2025	£164k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ECCLESHALL (HOLY TRINITY & ST CHADS) FY2025	£230k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN AND ST CHAD, BREWOOD FY2025	£146k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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