THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S WATFORD

Registered charity 1132880 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S WATFORD PCC

A place of regular worship in the heart of Watford

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

Latest income

£482k

Latest spending

£330k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £130,018 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £1,081,941. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains unrestricted and designated funds of £980,811 against total liabilities of £29,769.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Anthony Wilson received £2,160 for services as Music Director.

“Anthony Wilson is a member of the PCC. During the year he received a total of £2,160 (2024: £2,160) in respect of his services as Music Director whilst being a member of the PCC.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Anthony Wilson, a PCC member, received payment for services as Music Director.

“Anthony Wilson is a member of the PCC. During the year he received a total of £2,160 (2024: £2,160) in respect of his services as Music Director whilst being a member of the PCC.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

Total income

£557k

Total spending

£298k

Cost of raising funds

£4k

Reserves (reported)

£933k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~37.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Bryan Gaha
Daniel Shamshad Gill
Eileen Roby
Elizabeth Freeman
Georgina Grace Illingworth
Gillian Margaret Watson
Helen Mary Hunter
Irene Hillary Elliot
Jill Woodward
Martin David John Whittick
PETER JOHN DEAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Clark
Rev Richard Mark Banham · trustee of 1 other charity
Victor Kitange

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£482k	£330k
31/12/2024	£557k	£298k
31/12/2023	£333k	£361k
31/12/2022	£320k	£309k
31/12/2021	£277k	£320k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S WATFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £130,018 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £1,081,941. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains unrestricted and designated funds of £980,811 against total liabilities of £29,769. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/04/2011	£10k	Building an Outdoor Play Area
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/10/2006	£3k	Armonico - Keep on Swinging

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 LUKE, WATFORD.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, WATFORD income £349k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARYS CHURCH WOOTTON BEDS income £158k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS WITH ST MARY MAGDALENE, CHISWICK income £222k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN SHEET income £268k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRAMSHOTT AND LIPHOOK income £319k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT MARY income £440k

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 ST MARY'S WATFORD	£482k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, WATFORD FY2025	£349k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARYS CHURCH WOOTTON BEDS FY2024	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS WITH ST MARY MAGDALENE, CHISWICK FY2025	£222k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN SHEET FY2024	£268k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRAMSHOTT AND LIPHOOK FY2024	£319k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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