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

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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 (held: £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.

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

Total income

£641k

Total spending

£631k

Reserves (reported)

£319k

Employees

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

Rev Tim Horlockchair
Anne Celia Carol Baron
Bill Harer
Bridget Lee Martin
CATHERINE HARER
Dr Corinne Williamson
JUDITH PALFREMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
John Ford · trustee of 3 other charities
John Martin
Matthew Jones
Nigel Kenneth Challis
Peter Lawrence Doyle
Philip Barton
Quentin Taljaard
Rev Alison Ruth Martin
Ronald David Karl Catchick
Simon Llewelyn Jones
Susan Jean Riley
Tanitha Wait

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARTIN-OF-TOUR, CHELSFIELD.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARTIN-OF-TOUR, CHELSFIELD income £261k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW income £303k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREWS SOUTHGATE income £204k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, PLYMOUTH income £500k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW AND ST CUTHMAN STEYNING income £299k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, SOUTH WOODFORD income £350k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
St Andrews Chorleywood PCC	£641k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARTIN-OF-TOUR, CHELSFIELD FY2025	£261k	—	above	7.6%	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW FY2024	£303k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREWS SOUTHGATE FY2024	£204k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, PLYMOUTH FY2025	£500k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW AND ST CUTHMAN STEYNING FY2025	£299k	—	above	—	no doubt

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