THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JUSTUS, ROCHESTER

Registered charity 1132173 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and meetings. Promoting the whole mission of the church. Supporting activities within the local community.

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: Medway, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£66k

Latest spending

£78k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the General Fund recorded a deficit of £13,671 due to reduced congregational numbers affecting voluntary giving and Gift Aid. However, the PCC considers its unrestricted reserves of £108,860 to be satisfactory, as they exceed the stated policy target of £90,000. The financial review notes that hall hire income improved slightly, helping to mitigate the shortfall in the parish share.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months expenditure (£90,000) (reserves figure: £109k)

“The PCC aims to maintain reserves equivalent to approximately six months expenditure (£90,000).” — page 2

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.

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
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)

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: 20

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

Volunteers: 20

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

Volunteers: 20

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Alec Charles Hollingdale
JENNIFER MILLICENT GIFTY BLANSHARD BENG PGCE
Karen Anne Hollingdale
Philip Smith
WENDY IRENE SWATTRIDGE
Wilfred Fenton

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

Operates in: Medway

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£66k	£78k
31/12/2024	£75k	£73k
31/12/2023	£84k	£72k
31/12/2022	£93k	£78k
31/12/2021	£90k	£76k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JUSTUS, ROCHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the General Fund recorded a deficit of £13,671 due to reduced congregational numbers affecting voluntary giving and Gift Aid. However, the PCC considers its unrestricted reserves of £108,860 to be satisfactory, as they exceed the stated policy target of £90,000. The financial review notes that hall hire income improved slightly, helping to mitigate the shortfall in the parish share. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	1	£5k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST	1	£400

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. CLEMENT, HIGHER OPENSHAW.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. CLEMENT, HIGHER OPENSHAW income £188k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL BRIGHTON income £236k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ROCHESTER income £257k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, SELSEY income £119k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER income £104k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST FRANCIS, BARCOMBE income £149k

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 JUSTUS, ROCHESTER	£66k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. CLEMENT, HIGHER OPENSHAW FY2025	£188k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL BRIGHTON FY2025	£236k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ROCHESTER FY2024	£257k	—	0	above	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, SELSEY FY2025	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER FY2025	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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