THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PRITTLEWELL

Registered charity 1131704 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MARY'S PCC, PRITTLEWELL

Regular parish worship open to all. Provision of sacred space for personal prayer/contemplation. Pastoral work: visiting sick/bereaved, funerals, baptisms, weddings. Promoting Christian faith through church school, group study/quiet days. Provision of halls space at affordable cost for community activities. Fundraising to support local centre for homeless people, hospices and overseas mission.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southend-on-Sea, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£249k

Latest spending

£300k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £51,083 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling into a deficit of £74,470. The trustees consider the charity a going concern due to an interest-free loan guarantee from an associated charity, the Ameris Trust, which covers an outstanding loan of £85,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from investments (48% of income)

“Income from investments 3d 120,952 - 213 121,165 94,824” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“Currently the General Fund is £74,470 in debit due to significant investment in mission and ministry and capital works.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mrs Sue Mackay was paid £3,703 (2024 - £5,239) for her services as PCC secretary and for giving other secretarial support to the Incumbent;

“Mrs Sue Mackay was paid £3,703 (2024 - £5,239) for her services as PCC secretary and for giving other secretarial support to the Incumbent;” — page 21

“Mrs Christina Turner was paid £9,302 (2024 - £8,294) for administration services in the parish office;” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mrs Christina Turner was paid £9,302 (2024 - £8,294) for administration services in the parish office;

“Mrs Sue Mackay was paid £3,703 (2024 - £5,239) for her services as PCC secretary and for giving other secretarial support to the Incumbent;” — page 21

“Mrs Christina Turner was paid £9,302 (2024 - £8,294) for administration services in the parish office;” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The PCC is managing trustee of the “Prittlewell Church of England school Charity” (PCESC) commonly known as the “Ameris Trust”. The Trust: - provided an interest free loan to the Charity during the previous year in the sum of £85,000; - made a grant of £30,610 towards the cost of employing the Children and Families Worker; - made a grant of £20,390 towards the charity’s general running costs

“Mrs Sue Mackay was paid £3,703 (2024 - £5,239) for her services as PCC secretary and for giving other secretarial support to the Incumbent;” — page 21

“Mrs Christina Turner was paid £9,302 (2024 - £8,294) for administration services in the parish office;” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr John Tipping is a Trustee of the Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance (registered charity number 249505, company number 00137029). The Trustees made a payment to the Board during the year of £50,000 in respect of Parish Share (2024 - £50,000).

“Mrs Sue Mackay was paid £3,703 (2024 - £5,239) for her services as PCC secretary and for giving other secretarial support to the Incumbent;” — page 21

“Mrs Christina Turner was paid £9,302 (2024 - £8,294) for administration services in the parish office;” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Ms Nicola Taylor was paid £174 in respect of caretaking services provided for St Mary’s Centre during the time her partner, Mr Gavin Montella, was a Trustee, which was until his resignation on 4 December 2025.

“Mrs Sue Mackay was paid £3,703 (2024 - £5,239) for her services as PCC secretary and for giving other secretarial support to the Incumbent;” — page 21

“Mrs Christina Turner was paid £9,302 (2024 - £8,294) for administration services in the parish office;” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

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

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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: 40

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

Volunteers: 45
Government income: £4,430 — grants £4,430 (5); 2% of the £249,790 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 20
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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£601k

Total spending

£412k

Reserves (reported)

£15k

Employees

2

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/05/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/05/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/05/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Paul Douglas Mackaychair
Alfie Ballinger
Beverly Jane Loughborough BSc Hons
Esther Kuria · trustee of 1 other charity
John Goodwin Blackford Tipping · trustee of 1 other charity
Keith Turner · trustee of 1 other charity
Natalie Cashell MA Ed
Nicholas Harvey
PETER SLOMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Raymond Ballinger
Richard James Anderson
Sophie Ellisa Emma Scopes
TERESA PHYLLIS CHURCH

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£249k	£300k
31/12/2024	£250k	£347k
31/12/2023	£601k	£412k
31/12/2022	£767k	£330k
31/12/2021	£464k	£283k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PRITTLEWELL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £51,083 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling into a deficit of £74,470. The trustees consider the charity a going concern due to an interest-free loan guarantee from an associated charity, the Ameris Trust, which covers an outstanding loan of £85,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/03/2016	£10k	St Mary's Church Hall Replacement Floor
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/05/2010	£9k	The Guildhall Refurbishment

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
THE S M B TRUST	1	£2k

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 MARGARET, HOLYROOD, PRESTWICH.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PRITTLEWELL	£249k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, HOLYROOD, PRESTWICH FY2024	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S ELY FY2025	£462k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, PENSNETT FY2025	£38k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHALK FY2025	£150k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND ALL SAINTS WHALLEY FY2025	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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