THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THORPE ST ANDREW

Registered charity 1131592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

It has the responsibility of co-operating with the Rector in promoting within the parish of Thorpe St Andrew Episcopi the whole mission of Christ's Church, whether by attending to the pastoral needs of the people of the town, the preaching and teaching of the Bible or engaging in issues of social justice or ecumenical dialogue. It also has maintenance commitments to its worship buildings and hall.

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: Broadland, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£127k
Latest spending
£95k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £17,466 at year-end, which is above the stated policy target of £17,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £45,557 for the year, funded by voluntary receipts and activities, with total receipts of £20,748 exceeding payments of £15,191 in the unrestricted fund.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £17,000.00 (reserves figure: £17k)
“General Fund Reserve should be reduced to £17,000.00”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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: 40
  • Government income: £12,500 — grants £12,500 (1); 10% of the £127,461 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

  • Volunteers: 40
  • 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: 40
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2025 (received 03/11/2026, 3 days after the 31/10/2026 due date); year ending 31/12/2023 (received 20/07/2025, 262 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 31/10/2023, 365 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£127k£95k
31/12/2024£121k£75k
31/12/2023£114k£102k
31/12/2022£104k£102k
31/12/2021£98k£109k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THORPE ST ANDREW financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £17,466 at year-end, which is above the stated policy target of £17,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £45,557 for the year, funded by voluntary receipts and activities, with total receipts of £20,748 exceeding payments of £15,191 in the unrestricted fund. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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 ST ANDREW, BISHOPSTONE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THORPE ST ANDREW£127k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, BISHOPSTONE FY2025£75k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORNCHURCH ST.ANDREW FY2025£393k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW BISHOPTHORPE FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, NOTTINGHAM FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, WIMBLEDON FY2025£264k—0above—no doubt

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