St Andrews Chorleywood PCC
Religious Services
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media 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)
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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Trustees
- Rev Tim Horlockchair
- Anne Celia Carol Baron
- Bill Harer
- Bridget Lee Martin
- CATHERINE HARER
- Dr Corinne Williamson
- JUDITH PALFREMAN
- John Ford
- 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
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.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrews Chorleywood PCC | £641k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LEONARDS ALDRINGTON | £299k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST. PAUL'S, FURZEDOWN | £132k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SUNDERLAND EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | £85k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SERVANT'S CHURCH LIMITED | £176k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND ST SAVIOUR UPPER CHELSEA | £657k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |