THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEACONSFIELD

Registered charity 1132259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEACONSFIELD PCC

Activities in connection with the Church of England within the Ecclesiastical Parish of Beaconsfield.

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Latest income
£608k
Latest spending
£659k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £64,124 for the year, driven by a decrease in voluntary income and an unrealised loss on investments. However, the trustees confirm that unrestricted cash reserves of £1,125,971 are held, which represent 20.5 months of normal recurring expenditure, well above the stated policy target of six months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Regular Giving (51% of income)
“Regular Giving, including the associated tax recoverable, accounts for around 50% of all unrestricted income and is £307,004”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants from Beaconsfield Church Educational Trust
“The Trust gave grants of £33,500 (2024: £33,500) to the Beaconsfield PCC during the year. The Rector and Churchwardens of St Mary's, St Michael's and St. Thomas' are Trustees of the Trust.”
“Some Trustees made regular giving donations during the year totalling £16,560 (2024: £23,485).” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“The Trust gave grants of £33,500 (2024: £33,500) to the Beaconsfield PCC during the year. The Rector and Churchwardens of St Mary's, St Michael's and St. Thomas' are Trustees of the Trust.”
“Some Trustees made regular giving donations during the year totalling £16,560 (2024: £23,485).” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Data Breach in August 2025 at the DBS checking agency APCS.
“A discussion around and eventual decision to close the Community Magazine at the end of 2025 GDPR and Data Protection matters for the Team, with the PCC taking oversight in this area, including the Data Breach in August 2025 at the DBS checking agency APCS.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£608k
Total spending
£659k
Cost of raising funds
£51k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~35.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (59% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£608k£659k
31/12/2024£727k£583k
31/12/2023£748k£592k
31/12/2022£672k£779k
31/12/2021£294k£310k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEACONSFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £64,124 for the year, driven by a decrease in voluntary income and an unrealised loss on investments. However, the trustees confirm that unrestricted cash reserves of £1,125,971 are held, which represent 20.5 months of normal recurring expenditure, well above the stated policy target of six months. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEACONSFIELD£608k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARTIN-OF-TOUR, CHELSFIELD FY2025£261k—0above7.6%no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEDDINGTON FY2025£151k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW FY2024£303k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN BURWELL WITH ST ETHELDREDA AND THE HOLY TRINITY REACH FY2024£137k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, RUDGWICK FY2025£269k—0above—no doubt

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