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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, WARE

Registered charity 1131681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC ST MARY WARE

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at the Church and to become part of our parish community at St. MaryÔÇÖs. It maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.

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.

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

Registered contact address: East Hertfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£198k
Latest spending
£176k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £22,334 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a significant increase in donations and legacies. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £28,152, which the trustees describe as sufficient to support the church's community work. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no material issues.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Parish Clerks Land Charity is a connected charity. It meets the cost of performing services previously undertaken by the parish clerk and assisting with music and administration expenses. During the year it donated £41,129 (2024: £Nil).
“The Parish Clerks Land Charity is a connected charity. It meets the cost of performing services previously undertaken by the parish clerk and assisting with music and administration expenses. During the year it donated £41,129 (2024: £Nil).” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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: £3,000 — grants £3,000 (1); 2% of the £198,303 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£198k£176k
31/12/2024£137k£137k
31/12/2023£247k£260k
31/12/2022£192k£185k
31/12/2021£124k£120k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, WARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income of £22,334 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a significant increase in donations and legacies. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £28,152, which the trustees describe as sufficient to support the church's community work. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no material issues. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£35k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST1£4k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
THE GLAZIERS FOUNDATION1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WYMESWOLD IN THE DIOCESE OF LEICESTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, WARE£198k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WYMESWOLD IN THE DIOCESE OF LEICESTER FY2025£458k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BECONTREE FY2025£98k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY AND ST. MICHAEL GREAT MALVERN FY2025£466k—0within—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LAPWORTH FY2025£141k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST WEST BYFLEET FY2025£171k—0below—no doubt

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