THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE, BENENDEN

Registered charity 1132696 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST GEORGE'S PCC BENENDEN, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE WITH ST MARGARET, BENENDEN

The PCC's main activities are: 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 samll groups,Taking of religiuos assemblies in schools.

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Latest income
£165k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted assets stood at £332,785 at the end of the year, which the trustees consider to be more than required to provide working capital. The overall result for the year was a loss of £14,729, primarily driven by significant expenditure on consultant and architect fees for the church project, despite a surplus on the general account.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£165k£94k
31/12/2024£189k£204k
31/12/2023£259k£143k
31/12/2022£205k£149k
31/12/2021£132k£95k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE, BENENDEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted assets stood at £332,785 at the end of the year, which the trustees consider to be more than required to provide working capital. The overall result for the year was a loss of £14,729, primarily driven by significant expenditure on consultant and architect fees for the church project, despite a surplus on the general account. Its FY2024 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
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£3k

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 DIONIS, PARSONS GREEN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE, BENENDEN£165k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DIONIS, PARSONS GREEN FY2024£501k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN'S, WHEATHAMPSTEAD AND ST PETER'S, GUSTARD WOOD FY2025£242k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE MINSTER CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE, DONCASTER FY2025£178k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NORTH ABINGDON FY2025£1.3m—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH IRELAND WOOD & TINSHILL FY2025£500k—0above—no doubt

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