THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, BERKHAMSTED

Registered charity 1132230 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUNNYSIDE CHURCH PCC, BERKHAMSTED

Church of England parish church

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
£281k
Latest spending
£293k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £445,147, which is above the stated policy target range of £23,000 to £41,000. The charity reported an unrestricted surplus for the year and maintains healthy cash funds, although unrestricted cash decreased from £77,000 to £45,500.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: An amount of £2,752 was paid to one member of the PCC in relation to employment at Sunnyside.
“An amount of £2,752 was paid to one member of the PCC in relation to employment at Sunnyside. No other remuneration was paid to any member of the PCC with voting rights in the year.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees and their related parties
“Excluding gift aid, donations from Trustees and their related parties, including to other Christian causes under restricted funds, amounted to £40,822 during the year (2023: £39,910). There have been no other related party transactions during the period.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£281k£293k
31/12/2023£283k£274k
31/12/2022£300k£294k
31/12/2021£320k£277k
31/12/2020£264k£261k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, BERKHAMSTED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £445,147, which is above the stated policy target range of £23,000 to £41,000. The charity reported an unrestricted surplus for the year and maintains healthy cash funds, although unrestricted cash decreased from £77,000 to £45,500. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.