THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, CAMBERLEY

Registered charity 1132837 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PAULS PCC, CAMBERLEY

Church Ministry and outreach to the wider community providing care and support where required

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: Surrey Heath, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£354k
Latest spending
£578k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £353,739 against total expenditure of £578,408, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this deficit, unrestricted funds increased significantly due to a £412,732 revaluation gain on fixed assets, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £664,843. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, noting that unrestricted reserves remain well above the stated policy target of £48,000, although they warn that static giving and inflation risk future year-end balances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' running costs, excluding external giving and Parish Share i.e. £48,000 (reserves figure: £665k)
“the PCC usually aims to keep the balance of unrestricted reserves to at least three months' running costs, excluding external giving and Parish Share i.e. £48,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations by Trustees
“A total of £26,715 was donated to the general and restricted funds of the charity by all Trustees” — page 11
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: 80

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

  • Volunteers: 80

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

  • Volunteers: 80

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 24/04/2026, 175 days after the 31/10/2025 due date); year ending 31/12/2023 (received 12/03/2025, 132 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£564k
Total spending
£424k
Cost of raising funds
£155k
Reserves (reported)
£47k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% 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: 27.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£354k£578k
31/12/2024£564k£424k
31/12/2023£468k£414k
31/12/2022£445k£414k
31/12/2021£391k£361k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, CAMBERLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total income of £353,739 against total expenditure of £578,408, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this deficit, unrestricted funds increased significantly due to a £412,732 revaluation gain on fixed assets, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £664,843. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, noting that unrestricted reserves remain well above the stated policy target of £48,000, although they warn that static giving and inflation risk future year-end balances. 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 PAULS, CAMBERLEY£354k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER BROCKLEY FY2025£806k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, SARISBURY FY2025£133k——below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CAMBERLEY ST MARY FY2025£201k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL HALLOWS CHURCH, LADY BAY FY2025£224k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY FY2025£365k—0unclear—no doubt

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