THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S, WELLING

Registered charity 1130101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. JOHN'S, WELLING

Advancement of the Christian Faith within the Anglican tradition.

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: Bexley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£329k

Latest spending

£361k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £32,011 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £208,194 to £176,183. The trustees state that unrestricted undesignated reserves of £14,406 are below the stated policy target of £25,000, although this is mitigated by healthy designated budgets. Despite the deficit, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, expressing reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (45% of income)

“Donations 125,913 20,930 146,843” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“Our current undesignated reserves are £14,406 which is below our target”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Complaints policy and procedures
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
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
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: 99
Government income: £117,627 — contracts £117,627 (1); 36% of the £328,576 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 99
Government income: £123,005 — contracts £123,005 (1); 34% of the £363,462 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 99
Government income: £53,835 — contracts £53,835 (1); 18% of the £291,415 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Beverley Beaumont
Billy-Jo O'leary
Catherine May Woodcock
Charlotte Sue-Anne O'Leary
Dorin Mkala
Douglas William Snow
ESTELLE JEAN WOODCOCK
Hannah Elizabeth wOOD
James Leslie Golding
Jonathan Stedman
Julie Kay Stedman
KENNETH MAURICE WOODCOCK
Linda Dowell
Miriam Giles
Rev Ian Richard Jennings
Robert Stephen Morris
Stephen Charles Read
Valerie Ann Gompers

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

Operates in: Bexley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£329k	£361k
31/12/2024	£363k	£333k
31/12/2023	£291k	£281k
31/12/2022	£286k	£285k
31/12/2021	£332k	£297k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S, WELLING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £32,011 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £208,194 to £176,183. The trustees state that unrestricted undesignated reserves of £14,406 are below the stated policy target of £25,000, although this is mitigated by healthy designated budgets. Despite the deficit, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, expressing reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. 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 JOHN THE EVANGELIST CARLISLE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CARLISLE income £134k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, WOKING income £162k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BLETCHINGLEY income £124k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WARWICK income £153k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY INNOCENTS AND ST JOHN income £241k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH income £356k

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 JOHN'S, WELLING	£329k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CARLISLE FY2025	£134k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, WOKING FY2025	£162k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BLETCHINGLEY FY2025	£124k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WARWICK FY2025	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY INNOCENTS AND ST JOHN FY2024	£241k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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