THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LANGHAM ST MARY WITH BOXTED ST PETER

Registered charity 1131211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LANGHAM WITH BOXTED PCC

1. Regular public worship2. Provision of sacred space for personal prayer and reflection3. Pastoral work, including visiting sick and bereaved people4. Provision of activities (incl. The Edge youth club) for young people5. The promotion of Christianity by meetings and literature6. "Good Neighbours" scheme offering assistance to the elderly and less mobile7. Support for other charities

Objects

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTIC, 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: Colchester, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£76k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small unrestricted surplus of £354 and increased its total reserves to £100,716.64, up from £64,941.48 the previous year. The trustees note that while unrestricted reserves decreased due to reclassification of certain funds as restricted, the overall financial position is satisfactory with a significant reserve cushion against future maintenance costs.

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.

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 50

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

Volunteers: 50
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 50

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DENISE HEATHER HOBDAY
Emma Fowler
JACKIE BUDENBERG · trustee of 2 other charities
JOCELYN RITA CARTER
Linda Sheil
PATIENCE ANN MAGGS MA
Rev Heather Wilcox
STEPHEN KENNEDY WHYBROW
STEPHEN PAUL GARNER

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£76k	£65k
31/12/2024	£74k	£70k
31/12/2023	£62k	£51k
31/12/2022	£72k	£61k
31/12/2021	£58k	£62k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LANGHAM ST MARY WITH BOXTED ST PETER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a small unrestricted surplus of £354 and increased its total reserves to £100,716.64, up from £64,941.48 the previous year. The trustees note that while unrestricted reserves decreased due to reclassification of certain funds as restricted, the overall financial position is satisfactory with a significant reserve cushion against future maintenance costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LANGHAM ST MARY WITH BOXTED ST PETER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LANGHAM ST MARY WITH BOXTED ST PETER as a grant recipient include DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	FY2025	£10k

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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 LANGHAM ST MARY WITH BOXTED ST PETER	£76k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHALK FY2025	£150k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PORTISHEAD FY2025	£314k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON FY2025	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, HOLYROOD, PRESTWICH FY2024	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STREATHAM, IMMANUEL AND SAINT ANDREW FY2025	£174k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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