THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STANDON

Registered charity 1131081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S CHURCH, STANDON, STANDON PCC, Standon PCC

THE CARE OF SOULS IN THE PARISH OF STANDON

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£239k

Latest spending

£311k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £71,699 for the year, driven by significant restricted restoration spending that exceeded incoming grants. While unrestricted reserves of £43,961 are held, the trustees explicitly note this is significantly below their policy target of 12 to 18 months' anticipated expenditure. The charity reports sufficient funds in unrestricted and legacy funds to bridge the restricted deficit, but acknowledges the need to reverse the dwindling of reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £44k; policy: between 12 and 18 months’ anticipated expenditure)

“This sum is significantly below the amount stipulated in our agreed policy to hold between 12 and 18 months’ anticipated expenditure”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“We are continuing actively to consider how we will reverse the dwindling of our reserves.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Trustees · trustee networks

A CAROLINE FRANKS · trustee of 2 other charities
Angela Joan Adamson
CLIFFORD BEESTON
Derek William Goodall
Jan Price
MARGARET JOAN GOODALL
MISS LIZZY FRANKS
Marion Elizabeth Smith
Michael Peter Smith
Stephanie Beeston
Valerie Susan Geddes
Wendy Rodgers

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£239k	£311k
31/12/2024	£128k	£138k
31/12/2023	£168k	£138k
31/12/2022	£158k	£135k
31/12/2021	£116k	£139k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STANDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £71,699 for the year, driven by significant restricted restoration spending that exceeded incoming grants. While unrestricted reserves of £43,961 are held, the trustees explicitly note this is significantly below their policy target of 12 to 18 months' anticipated expenditure. The charity reports sufficient funds in unrestricted and legacy funds to bridge the restricted deficit, but acknowledges the need to reverse the dwindling of reserves. 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
MOYNITRUST	1	£5k

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 BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW income £449k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERSBROOK ST GABRIEL income £191k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH income £260k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WARWICK income £167k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, BILTON income £132k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, EAST GRINSTEAD income £110k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STANDON	£239k	—	below	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW FY2025	£449k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERSBROOK ST GABRIEL FY2024	£191k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH FY2024	£260k	—	unclear	3.0%	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WARWICK FY2023	£167k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, BILTON FY2025	£132k	—	below	—	noted

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