THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, BROXBOURNE WITH ST. LAURENCE, WORMLEY

Registered charity 1130305 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BROXBOURNE WITH WORMLEY PCC, THE PARISH CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, BROXBOURNE WITH ST. LAURENCE, WORMLEY

Regular Public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. The provision of youth activities with a Christian ethos. Promotion of Christianity and the whole mission of the Church.

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: East Hertfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£155k
Latest spending
£138k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,947 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves (General Fund) standing at £141,132. However, the trustees noted that cash flow issues arose in late 2023 as running costs exceeded income, leading to a significant shortfall in the payment of the Diocesan Parish Share.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of regular expenditure and ongoing building repair projects (reserves figure: £141k)
“The PCC aims to maintain sufficient reserves to cover at least 3 months’ worth of regular expenditure and ongoing building repair projects.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“While 2024 was a challenging year, the Trustees believe the charity remains a going concern. The factors listed below are not inconsiderable, however in late-2023 it became apparent that cash flow was becoming an issue, with day to day running costs exceeding income.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 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.

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: 50
  • Government income: £270 — grants £270 (1); under 1% of the £154,564 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 98
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

  • Volunteers: 50

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2025 (received 11/11/2026, 11 days after the 31/10/2026 due date); year ending 31/12/2024 (received 02/12/2025, 32 days after the 31/10/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£155k£138k
31/12/2024£161k£153k
31/12/2023£169k£208k
31/12/2022£432k£207k
31/12/2021£208k£199k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, BROXBOURNE WITH ST. LAURENCE, WORMLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,947 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves (General Fund) standing at £141,132. However, the trustees noted that cash flow issues arose in late 2023 as running costs exceeded income, leading to a significant shortfall in the payment of the Diocesan Parish Share. Its FY2024 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 ST. AUGUSTINE, BROXBOURNE WITH ST. LAURENCE, WORMLEY£155k—0unclear—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AUGUSTINE'S WITH ST LUKE’S , BROMLEY COMMON FY2025£259k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S OF CANTERBURY, WHITTON FY2025£216k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BROUGHTON ASTLEY AND CROFT WITH STONEY STANTON FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AUGUSTINE, HIGHBURY FY2024£212k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LAURENCE, FRODSHAM FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt

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