THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY CROSS, BEARSTED

Registered charity 1132656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOLY CROSS PCC, BEARSTED

Holy Cross Parochial Church Council has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, sicial 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.

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

Registered contact address: Maidstone, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£200k

Latest spending

£163k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £49,896 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven largely by a legacy receipt and funds raised for the Roof Fund. Total reserves stood at £572,080, with unrestricted reserves of £488,434, which the trustees confirm exceed their policy target of six months' expenditure. The trustees have assessed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (reserves figure: £488k)

“The Policy of the PCC is that there should be unrestricted funds sufficient to cover at least 6 months expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Audit opinion: qualified

“As explained in note 14 to the Financial Statements the aggregate amount of trustee donations without conditions has not been disclosed. The trustees have not, therefore, complied with the requirement in Section 9.18 of the Charities Act SORP (FRS102).” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee donations without conditions were not disclosed, though trustees stated the amount was not significant and no undue influence was exercised.

“The aggregate of trustee donations without conditions has not been disclosed. The trustees believe that the amount involved is not significant when compared with the giving of all the members of the Church and that no undue influence is exercised by the trustees, individually or collectively, solely because of their giving.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Independent examiner's qualified statement regarding non-compliance with SORP (FRS102) Section 9.18 regarding disclosure of trustee donations.

“As explained in note 14 to the Financial Statements the aggregate amount of trustee donations without conditions has not been disclosed. The trustees have not, therefore, complied with the requirement in Section 9.18 of the Charities Act SORP (FRS102).” — page 6

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

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: 50

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

Volunteers: 50

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew George Snowdon
Andrew John Haines
Andrew Wyndham Knatchbull
Ann Harrison · trustee of 1 other charity
Elizabeth Richardson
GORDON MICHAEL MACKLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Graham Morecraft
Helen Janet JUDGES
Jeremy Guy Wilman
Julie Samantha Pennells
Karen Lesley Sanders
MARGARET EVA SKEW
Madeline Elizabeth Stroud
Morris Scott Stafford
PETER RICHARDSON
Patricia Addy Sutch
Peter Andrew Worrall
Peter John Ashford
Rev LESLEY ELIZABETH LUDLOW
Rev Robert John Tugwell
STEWART ROBIN TRICKER
Sandra Frances Knatchbull
Sandra Jane Brabyn
Sylvia Janet Montague

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£200k	£163k
31/12/2024	£161k	£170k
31/12/2023	£232k	£163k
31/12/2022	£149k	£161k
31/12/2021	£181k	£232k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY CROSS, BEARSTED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £49,896 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven largely by a legacy receipt and funds raised for the Roof Fund. Total reserves stood at £572,080, with unrestricted reserves of £488,434, which the trustees confirm exceed their policy target of six months' expenditure. The trustees have assessed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 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
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION	1	£33k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k
The Jones Community and Education Trust	1	£5k
SHROPSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST	1	£3k
THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY	1	£2k

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 HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY CROSS, BEARSTED	£200k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER FY2025	£739k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARK, BATTERSEA RISE FY2025	£924k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, OSWESTRY FY2025	£199k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, REDHILL FY2025	£624k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND SAINT STEPHEN'S, BRISTOL FY2025	£206k	—	above	—	no doubt

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