THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CLACTON

Registered charity 1130241 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GREAT CLACTON, ST JOHN'S

TO HELP PEOPLE KNOW CHRIST, GROW IN CHRIST, AND GO FOR CHRIST

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.

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Registered contact address: Tendring, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£225k
Latest spending
£208k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £376,587, driven by stable income and proceeds from the sale of a fixed asset. The trustees report that overall income was stable and expenditure compares favourably to the previous year when excluding major repair costs, indicating good stewardship. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £247,983, which exceeds its stated policy target of two months' running costs and one month's salary costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months general running costs and an additional one month's salary costs (reserves figure: £248k)
“It is the policy of this church to aim to hold reserves to the equivalent of two months general running costs and an additional one month's salary costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: No payments or expenses were paid to any member of the PCC/Trustees in connection with their services as PCC / Trustees.
“No payments or expenses were paid to any member of the PCC/Trustees in connection with their services as PCC / Trustees.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£225k£208k
31/12/2024£177k£152k
31/12/2023£143k£143k
31/12/2022£131k£119k
31/12/2021£128k£123k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CLACTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £376,587, driven by stable income and proceeds from the sale of a fixed asset. The trustees report that overall income was stable and expenditure compares favourably to the previous year when excluding major repair costs, indicating good stewardship. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £247,983, which exceeds its stated policy target of two months' running costs and one month's salary costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CLACTON£225k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, GUILDFORD FY2025£247k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CRANLEY OTHERWISE CRANLEIGH FY2025£313k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, MACCLESFIELD FY2025£161k—0unclear—no doubt
HAMPTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FY2025£246k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FO THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CLEMENT'S, CHORLTON FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt

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