THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT THORLEY

Registered charity 1130506 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THORLEY PCC

The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC has maintenance responsibilities for St James the Great Church, the Church Room, the St Barnabas Centre, the Emmaus Centre and the Thorley Christian Centre for the benefit of thr local community.

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Latest income

£255k

Latest spending

£236k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £87,935 exceed the stated policy target of three months' expenditure, representing approximately 4.9 months' worth of annual costs. The charity reports a surplus for the year, with total income increasing to £258,925 and net assets rising to £2,730,615. The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of costs, based on an average of the unrestricted expenditure for the last three years (held: £88k)

“Our reserves target is to hold at least three months of costs, based on an average of the unrestricted expenditure for the last three years, which this year amounts to £215,000.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Gareth Paul Traceychair · trustee of 1 other charity
Christopher Ian Collins
Daniel Paul Daniells-Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Deborah Mary Hoy
Emma Louise Collins
Emma Louise White
KATHARINE JANE ROPER
Louise Elizabeth Olley
Lunette Opperman
Malcolm White · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul Timothy Dean
Phil Davis
Robert Andrew Ward-Booth
Sue Carr
Susan Lynne Sembhi

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£255k	£236k
31/12/2024	£259k	£244k
31/12/2023	£224k	£224k
31/12/2022	£248k	£223k
31/12/2021	£207k	£203k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT THORLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £87,935 exceed the stated policy target of three months' expenditure, representing approximately 4.9 months' worth of annual costs. The charity reports a surplus for the year, with total income increasing to £258,925 and net assets rising to £2,730,615. The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES	1	£1.9m

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT THORLEY	£255k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, GREAT BERKHAMSTED FY2024	£269k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, RICHMOND WITH ST MATTHIAS AND ST JOHN THE DIVINE FY2023	£1.6m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET OF ANTIOCH, RAINHAM, KENT FY2024	£164k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST MARY MAGDALENE, EASTHAMPSTEAD FY2024	£189k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH CLIFTON FY2024	£619k	—	above	—	no doubt

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