THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, RICHMOND WITH ST MATTHIAS AND ST JOHN THE DIVINE

Registered charity 1130018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RICHMOND TEAM MINISTRY, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, RICHMOND WITH ST MATTHIAS AND ST JOHN

The Parochial Church Council is responsible for cooperating with the clergy in promoting the mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic, ecumenical and social - throughout the ecclesiastical parish. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the three churches in the parish together with the ownership of investment properties and St Matthias House.

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: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves of £1,971,827 were held at year-end, which the trustees consider adequate to maintain their stated policy of holding three months' budgeted expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £321,569 for the year, supported by significant incoming resources from church activities and investments, while maintaining a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months budgeted expenditure (reserves figure: £2.0m)
“The monthly reserves policy was maintained to hold a 3-month reserve in unrestricted cash funds.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Distribution from Richmond Church Charity Estates
“During the year £998,100 (2024: £965,100) was received as a distribution from Richmond Church Charity Estates, two of whose trustees are also PCC members.” — page 28
“During the year, grants of £375 (2024: £375) and £175 (2024: £175) were made to Rainbow Fund for South Africa and Richmond Street Pastors respectively. PCC members Martin Brecknell and Ruth Martin are common trustees.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to Rainbow Fund for South Africa and Richmond Street Pastors
“During the year £998,100 (2024: £965,100) was received as a distribution from Richmond Church Charity Estates, two of whose trustees are also PCC members.” — page 28
“During the year, grants of £375 (2024: £375) and £175 (2024: £175) were made to Rainbow Fund for South Africa and Richmond Street Pastors respectively. PCC members Martin Brecknell and Ruth Martin are common trustees.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of PCC member expenses
“During the year £998,100 (2024: £965,100) was received as a distribution from Richmond Church Charity Estates, two of whose trustees are also PCC members.” — page 28
“During the year, grants of £375 (2024: £375) and £175 (2024: £175) were made to Rainbow Fund for South Africa and Richmond Street Pastors respectively. PCC members Martin Brecknell and Ruth Martin are common trustees.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. 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.

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: 25

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

  • Volunteers: 25

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

  • Volunteers: 160
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£23k
Reserves (reported)
£306k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (66% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.8m£1.2m
31/12/2024£1.6m£1.3m
31/12/2023£1.1m£819k
31/12/2022£1.0m£836k
31/12/2021£889k£801k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, RICHMOND WITH ST MATTHIAS AND ST JOHN THE DIVINE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves of £1,971,827 were held at year-end, which the trustees consider adequate to maintain their stated policy of holding three months' budgeted expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £321,569 for the year, supported by significant incoming resources from church activities and investments, while maintaining a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, RICHMOND WITH ST MATTHIAS AND ST JOHN THE DIVINE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, RICHMOND WITH ST MATTHIAS AND ST JOHN THE DIVINE as a grant recipient include RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES, THE VINEHILL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATESFY2024£964kGrant to Richmond Team Ministry
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATESFY2023£458kGrant to PCC of Richmond / Distributions to PCC of Richmond
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATESFY2022£446kDistributions to PCC of Richmond
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATESFY2021£411kGrant from unapplied total return
THE VINEHILL TRUSTFY2025£20kHeritage

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 MAGDALENE CHURCH, PECKHAM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, RICHMOND WITH ST MATTHIAS AND ST JOHN THE DIVINE£1.8m—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, PECKHAM FY2025£194k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BAILDON FY2025£214k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ASHTON UPON MERSEY FY2025£590k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, PADDINGTON FY2025£36k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HAMPTON FY2025£278k—0above—no doubt

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