THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, HERTFORD

Registered charity 1132540 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HERTFORD ST ANDREW PCC

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. The provision of youth and children's clubs with a Christian ethos. Promoting the whole mission of the church through provision of activities for the 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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Hertfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£197k
Latest spending
£186k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Parochial Church Council reported a surplus of £12,485 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £197,436 against expenditure of £185,915. The general fund stands at £41,702, which the trustees confirm is in line with their reserves policy of holding three months of expenditure. The document notes uncertainty regarding future maintenance costs identified in the Quinquennial Inspection Report but confirms the PCC has adequate resources to cover day-to-day running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned giving (49% of income)
“Planned giving through the Church Membership Fund (including tax reclaimed from Gift Aid) has reduced year on year and totalled £96,659 in 2025” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (reserves figure: £42k)
“The PCC aims to hold a minimum of 3 months of expenditure in a general reserve to protect against short-term pressures. Based on 2025 forecast expenditure, this amounts to £37,200.” — page 28
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.

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: 100
  • Government income: £880 — grants £880 (1); under 1% of the £197,436 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Government income: £14,750 — grants £14,750 (2); 6% of the £235,703 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 100

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£197k£186k
31/12/2024£236k£250k
31/12/2023£198k£181k
31/12/2022£190k£178k
31/12/2021£173k£158k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, HERTFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Parochial Church Council reported a surplus of £12,485 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £197,436 against expenditure of £185,915. The general fund stands at £41,702, which the trustees confirm is in line with their reserves policy of holding three months of expenditure. The document notes uncertainty regarding future maintenance costs identified in the Quinquennial Inspection Report but confirms the PCC has adequate resources to cover day-to-day running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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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 ST ANDREW, HERTFORD£197k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON ST ANDREW FY2025£692k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, NOTTINGHAM FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH CORBRIDGE FY2025£229k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLAND FY2025£490k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREWS, SHIFNAL FY2025£385k—0unclear—no doubt

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