THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Registered charity 1130248 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRIST CHURCH PCC, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH CHRIST CHURCH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Regular public worship is held, open to all. Christianity is taught through sermons, courses and groups. Christianity is promoted through the staging of events and meetings, and the distribution of literature. The whole mission of the church is promoted with the provision of activities for senior citizens, and mother and toddler groups. Support is given to other charities in the uk and overseas.

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: Tunbridge Wells, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £21,726 to £548,280, resulting in a small deficit compared to the previous year's surplus. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £548,280, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £161,849 (equivalent to three months of unrestricted payments). The filing notes that day-to-day running costs remain broadly covered by income, despite increased costs impacting expenditure.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Paying staff
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev TIMOTHY MARTIN HUMPHREYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ALEXANDER DUNCAN HAXTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alice Bowen
• Alison Ann Lovelock
• Duncan MacMurchy
• Duncan Richard Mills
• Edward John Tranter
• HEATHER EAST · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jonathan Dalton
• Joshua Samuel Thomson
• Lucy Lamb
• Rev Gordon Taylor
• Rita Haxton
• Robert Lawrence
• Sarah Ann Finch
• Stephen Bull
• Stephen Powney
• Susan Amanda Davies
• Teresa Bailey
• William Bull

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

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• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS income £176k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SOUTH MIMMS income £439k
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• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SLOUGH income £309k
• TUNBRIDGE WELLS BAPTIST CHURCH income £278k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SHENFIELD income £199k

Side by side with its peers

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