THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, HAYWARDS HEATH

Registered charity 1130413 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST WILFRIDS PCC, HAYWARDS HEATH

Regular public worship open to all.Provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation.Pastoral work, inc visiting sick/bereaved.Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses, baptism, toddler and other groups.Taking of religious assemblies in local CoE school.Promoting whole mission of ChurchSupporting other charities in UK/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: Mid Sussex, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£154k

Latest spending

£176k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £56,863 for the year, driven by a £34,485 loss on endowment investments and higher expenditure related to a major vestry refurbishment project. Despite this, the charity holds total net assets of £1,083,288, with unrestricted funds of £200,631, which the trustees consider adequate for going concern purposes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six-months of locally managed current spending (excluding the Parish Contribution) (reserves figure: £201k)

“Parish policy is to hold reserves equal to six-months of locally managed current spending (excluding the Parish Contribution), For 2025, this amounted to £20,707” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to construction company owned by close family member of PCC member

“The PCC made payments totalling £12,033 to a construction company owned by a close family member of a PCC member. The transaction was conducted at market value and approved by the PCC. The trustee did not participate in the decision,” — page 26

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.

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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: 30
Government income: £200 — grants £200 (1); under 1% of the £154,060 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £194 — grants £194 (1); under 1% of the £146,889 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £918 — grants £918 (3); under 1% of the £150,684 total gross income on the same return

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Edward Robert Pritchettchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANDREW BLAIR STOREY · trustee of 1 other charity
Bernadette Gooding
Catherine Jill Garraway
David Oswaldo Rodriguez Ling
Gloria Pamela Nancy Kendall
Helen Jane Arnold
KAREN JOYCE MICHAEL
LAURA SAYERS
MISS PRUE RICHARDSON
Matthew John Downie
Philip Anthony David
Rev Carolyn Jane Scott

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£154k	£176k
31/12/2024	£147k	£153k
31/12/2023	£151k	£126k
31/12/2022	£138k	£125k
31/12/2021	£151k	£161k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, HAYWARDS HEATH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £56,863 for the year, driven by a £34,485 loss on endowment investments and higher expenditure related to a major vestry refurbishment project. Despite this, the charity holds total net assets of £1,083,288, with unrestricted funds of £200,631, which the trustees consider adequate for going concern purposes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, BRAYTON.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, HAYWARDS HEATH	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, BRAYTON FY2025	£97k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, CHICHESTER FY2025	£76k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, COVENTRY FY2025	£301k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID'S CHURCH, WILFORD, NOTTINGHAM. FY2024	£204k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S BISHOPSWORTH FY2025	£202k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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