THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY & ST ETHELBURGA, LYMINGE WITH ST OSWALDS, PADDLESWORTH

Registered charity 1130345 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LYMINGE PCC, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY & ST ETHELBURGA, LYMINGE

The PCC is committed to enabling as many as possible to worship in church and become part of our parish community. Services put faith into practice through prayer, scripture, music and sacrament.We endeavour to provide pastoral care to those in need in the parish, together with mission and outreach workTo facilitate this it is important that we maintain the fabric of the church building.

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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Latest income
£89k
Latest spending
£84k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted receipts exceeded payments by £4,434, resulting in total unrestricted assets of £245,812. The trustees note that reserves are in good shape, although they expect them to decline as invoices for the church reordering work arrive. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Direct Debited Giving (28% of income)
“Direct Debited Giving 21,794” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£89k£84k
31/12/2023£74k£67k
31/12/2022£62k£86k
31/12/2021£123k£137k
31/12/2020£150k£168k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY & ST ETHELBURGA, LYMINGE WITH ST OSWALDS, PADDLESWORTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted receipts exceeded payments by £4,434, resulting in total unrestricted assets of £245,812. The trustees note that reserves are in good shape, although they expect them to decline as invoices for the church reordering work arrive. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to attention requiring further disclosure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/03/2019£100k"Pathways to the Past: Exploring the legacy of Ethelburga"