St Andrews Chorleywood PCC

Registered charity 1130419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ANDREW'S PCC, CHORLEYWOOD, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, CHORLEYWOOD

Religious Services

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

Latest income
£641k
Latest spending
£631k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £318,995 are above the stated policy target of three months' operating expenses, covering 9.1 months of costs. The charity reports a surplus for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £641,149 and total expenditure of £630,865. Although a cash outflow is expected in 2026, the trustees view the current cash position as sufficient to absorb the deficit without structural changes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of ongoing core operating expenses (reserves figure: £319k)
“It is the intention and policy of the PCC to hold sufficient cash to cover approximately three months of what it estimates to be ongoing core operating expenses” — page 9
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.

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: 195
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

  • Volunteers: 196
  • Government income: £631 — grants £631 (1); under 1% of the £653,847 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

  • Volunteers: 179
  • Government income: £21,566 — grants £21,566 (1); 3% of the £722,372 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

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

Total income
£641k
Total spending
£631k
Reserves (reported)
£319k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 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 (86% 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

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£641k£631k
31/12/2024£654k£646k
31/12/2023£722k£651k
31/12/2022£661k£637k
31/12/2021£970k£632k

Common questions

Is St Andrews Chorleywood PCC financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £318,995 are above the stated policy target of three months' operating expenses, covering 9.1 months of costs. The charity reports a surplus for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £641,149 and total expenditure of £630,865. Although a cash outflow is expected in 2026, the trustees view the current cash position as sufficient to absorb the deficit without structural changes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
St Andrews Chorleywood PCC£641k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LEONARDS ALDRINGTON FY2025£299k—0unclear—no doubt
ST. PAUL'S, FURZEDOWN FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
SUNDERLAND EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FY2025£85k—0above—no doubt
SERVANT'S CHURCH LIMITED FY2026£176k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND ST SAVIOUR UPPER CHELSEA FY2025£657k—0below—no doubt

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