THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EDGWARE
We provide regular public worship open to all; sacred space for personal prayer & contemplation; pastoral visiting; teaching of Christianity through sermons and small groups; the promotion of Christianity through events, meetings & distribution of literature; activities for senior citizens, young people, parents & toddlers, plus open-to-all social events; support for other UK & overseas charities.
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £68,674 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income increasing to £396,210 and expenditure decreasing to £326,986. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £167,263, which is above the stated policy target of £80,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
“The PCC aims to hold free reserves of no less than £80,000, which equates to about 3 month’s projected expenditure so that the PCC could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary unexpectedly.” — page 16
“During the year, the PCC received donations totalling £17,500 (2024: £32,000) from related parties (which includes members of the PCC and anyone closely connected to them).” — page 30
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 12
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)
Trustees
- BARRY DAWES
- CATHERINE TAYLOR
- Daisy Lai
- Dave Franklin
- Dr MAUREEN ELIZABETH BARNARD
- HENRY ACQUAH
- Joanita Nabukenya
- Michael Sadler
- REV SIMON WILLIAM REA
- Rev Simon Curtis
- Samantha McCarthy
- Sirous Moghaddam
- Su Parry
- The Reverend Prebendary Francis Adu-Boachie
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £396k | £327k |
| 31/12/2024 | £380k | £340k |
| 31/12/2023 | £307k | £325k |
| 31/12/2022 | £321k | £334k |
| 31/12/2021 | £713k | £351k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EDGWARE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £68,674 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income increasing to £396,210 and expenditure decreasing to £326,986. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £167,263, which is above the stated policy target of £80,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London Authority | 27/03/2024 | £40k | Go! London Fund- Fun 2B Fit (Stonegrove Estates Youth Project) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/05/2022 | £10k | SEYP Stonegrove Estates Youth Project |
| UK government | 14/10/2020 | £23k | CRF20 Edgware PCC |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/01/2012 | £50k | "St Margaret's Edgware Tower & Bells Restoration" |
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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 EDGWARE | £396k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EDENBRIDGE | £178k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COWFOLD | £46k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PORTISHEAD | £314k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERLEY EDGE | £204k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, WOKINGHAM | £472k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |