THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHENIES & LITTLE CHALFONT

Registered charity 1130134 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHENIES & LITTLE CHALFONT PCC

Regular public worship open to all. Provides sacred places for prayer and contemplation. Undertakes pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaches Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Takes religious assemblies in local schools. Runs a youth club with a Christian ethos. Stages events and meetings to promote Christianity. Supports charities at home and overseas.

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Latest income

£241k

Latest spending

£255k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £14,082 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £338,780 to £324,698. The trustees note that free reserves in unrestricted funds equate to 2.1 months of charitable expenditure, which is below their stated policy target of approximately two and a half months. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider the reserves held in designated and restricted funds to be adequate for their purposes.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately two and a half months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £20k)

“The trustees will continue to aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately two and a half months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Vicar's expenses reimbursed

“During the year, the expenses reimbursed to the vicar, incurred on charity business, were £1,529 (2023 - £1,530), of which £665 related to the vicarage office telephone, which is paid directly to BT.” — page 29

“In the year, 5 trustees claimed reimbursement of expenses of £5,387 (2023 - 6 trustees £2,871) in respect of minor repair costs, gardening and fencing fees of £1,679 re St Georges, church stands for TV - £1,113”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses reimbursed

“During the year, the expenses reimbursed to the vicar, incurred on charity business, were £1,529 (2023 - £1,530), of which £665 related to the vicarage office telephone, which is paid directly to BT.” — page 29

“In the year, 5 trustees claimed reimbursement of expenses of £5,387 (2023 - 6 trustees £2,871) in respect of minor repair costs, gardening and fencing fees of £1,679 re St Georges, church stands for TV - £1,113”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Ann Cummings
BILL STOKES
Dr John Nash
GWEN MARY WOODBRIDGE
Helen Tyers
JO HERRERA
Michael Charles Woodward
PHIL CHAPMAN
Philip Cummings
Rev Brian Ludlow
Rev David Whale · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Peggy Ludlow
Rev Victoria Kay Jones
SUE NASH

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£241k	£255k
31/12/2023	£181k	£146k
31/12/2022	£114k	£118k
31/12/2021	£117k	£103k
31/12/2020	£230k	£113k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHENIES & LITTLE CHALFONT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £14,082 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £338,780 to £324,698. The trustees note that free reserves in unrestricted funds equate to 2.1 months of charitable expenditure, which is below their stated policy target of approximately two and a half months. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider the reserves held in designated and restricted funds to be adequate for their purposes. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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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 CHENIES & LITTLE CHALFONT	£241k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE, NEWPORT PAGNELL FY2025	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CHICHESTER FY2024	£296k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRISTLETON FY2024	£478k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHAMPSTEAD AND CALIFORNIA FY2024	£353k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, DENMEAD FY2024	£148k	—	below	—	noted

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