THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, STONE NEXT DARTFORD

Registered charity 1131836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S PCC, STONE

Primary responsibility to promote the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. Promotes in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

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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Latest income

£161k

Latest spending

£81k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit for the year, with unrestricted funds falling to £2,742, which is significantly below the stated reserves policy target of £10,000. The charity is actively pursuing further grants and donations to complete the Lantern Community Centre project, indicating a dependency on external funding to sustain its capital works.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations, Grants & Appeals (68% of income)

“Donations, Grants & Appeals inc New Church Room 68%”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 27.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“£2,700 had been spent on support from professional fundraisers Think Philanthropy out of an unrestricted grant of £10,000 received from the Diocese”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two months unrestricted expenditure (i.e. £10,000) (held: £3k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately two months unrestricted expenditure (i.e. £10,000).” — page 10

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

KENNETH WILLIAM CLARKchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Carlene Rankine
Catharine Margaret Newton
Cecilia Cristina Christou
DEBORAH ROSE LAMBERT
DIANNE LOUISE ADAIR
JAMES IAN PURKISS SHIPP
KATHRYN HEATHER SWANSTON · trustee of 1 other charity
LOIS YVONNE DERHAM
MARGARET ANNE JARVIS
MAUREEN WENDY FRANKE
Rev Ian Richard Packer
Rev PAUL DAVIES
Samuel Victor Nnamani

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£161k	£81k
31/12/2024	£131k	£504k
31/12/2023	£356k	£103k
31/12/2022	£91k	£78k
31/12/2021	£286k	£55k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, STONE NEXT DARTFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit for the year, with unrestricted funds falling to £2,742, which is significantly below the stated reserves policy target of £10,000. The charity is actively pursuing further grants and donations to complete the Lantern Community Centre project, indicating a dependency on external funding to sustain its capital works. 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 Heritage Fund	14/06/2013	£141k	"St Mary the Virgin chancel and nave repairs project"