THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, SHORTLANDS

Registered charity 1130802 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY, SHORTLANDS

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

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.

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Registered contact address: Bromley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£228k

Latest spending

£243k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Parochial Church Council incurred a net expenditure of £15,139 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £450,232 to £435,093. The Treasurer's report attributes this loss to Stewardship income not keeping pace with rising costs, although cost-saving measures have been implemented. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £43,196 and total net assets of £1,185,094, including a Church Hall valued at £750,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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)

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: 100

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

Volunteers: 100

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

Volunteers: 100

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANN-MARIE JEFFERYS · trustee of 1 other charity
Ann Shirley Dalton
Catherine Bingham
Claire Tillotson
Craig Benjamin Myers
Deborah Speller
Dr DAVID BARRINGTON JEFFERYS · trustee of 3 other charities
Gloria Sherman
Helen Jane Bird
Julie Nicola Fox · trustee of 1 other charity
PATRICIA CHASE
ROBIN HOGG
Rev David Philip Thomas Edmondson
Robert Charles Friday
Susan Jane Evans
Timothy Dawson
Toks Taylor

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£228k	£243k
31/12/2024	£237k	£235k
31/12/2023	£210k	£202k
31/12/2022	£227k	£206k
31/12/2021	£227k	£202k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, SHORTLANDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Parochial Church Council incurred a net expenditure of £15,139 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £450,232 to £435,093. The Treasurer's report attributes this loss to Stewardship income not keeping pace with rising costs, although cost-saving measures have been implemented. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £43,196 and total net assets of £1,185,094, including a Church Hall valued at £750,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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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 MARY, SHORTLANDS	£228k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, GRASSENDALE FY2025	£94k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEDDINGTON FY2025	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNES FY2025	£698k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, PORTCHESTER FY2025	£336k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS FLEET FY2025	£246k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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