THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRISTCHURCH BUSHMEAD LUTON
Promotes the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic and social in the parish of Christchurch Bushmead and also the wider area of Luton
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,226 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £101,736 and total expenditure of £89,510. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total funds of £55,008 and remains optimistic about maintaining a positive balance between income and expenditure over the next few years. The charity operates on a voluntary basis with no staff employed during the financial year.
What the accounts disclose
“Planned Giving – up £10,355 or 20.4%” — page 4
“The PCC operates with a policy of holding approximately at least two months’ cash to meet the normal monthly expenditure of the church council.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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: 40
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 35
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 30
Trustees
- Brendan Roche
- Carolyn Thomas
- Clavin Leslie Graham
- DR DAVID DALLINGER
- Elizabeth Louise Hulford-Wood
- Jane Caroline Watts
- Juliet Johnson
- Rev Timothy Philip Madeley
- Tracy Guy
- WENDY ANN PECK
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £102k | £90k |
| 31/12/2024 | £102k | £92k |
| 31/12/2023 | £115k | £113k |
| 31/12/2022 | £99k | £90k |
| 31/12/2021 | £89k | £88k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRISTCHURCH BUSHMEAD LUTON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,226 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £101,736 and total expenditure of £89,510. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total funds of £55,008 and remains optimistic about maintaining a positive balance between income and expenditure over the next few years. The charity operates on a voluntary basis with no staff employed during the financial year. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRISTCHURCH BUSHMEAD LUTON | £102k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUSHEY | £258k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. | £516k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUXTED AND HADLOW DOWN | £124k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, GAMSTON AND BRIDGFORD | £359k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BARNSTON | £225k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |