THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST EDMUND, DARTFORD.
Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers.
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £153,037 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure as per their reserves policy. The charity reported an excess of receipts over payments of £8,700 for the year, indicating that it met all its financial commitments during 2024.
What the accounts disclose
“The PCC recognise that each church should always maintain sufficient ‘unrestricted’ funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately three months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 12
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022
- Volunteers: 20
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 29/10/2025, 363 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 02/05/2024, 184 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 13/12/2023, 408 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Trustees
- Deborah Westerby
- LORRAINE BATHGATE
- MR A.S. CARR
- Robert Etheridge
- Sharon Earl
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | — | — |
| 31/12/2024 | £144k | £135k |
| 31/12/2023 | £97k | £106k |
| 31/12/2022 | £74k | £76k |
| 31/12/2021 | £57k | £55k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST EDMUND, DARTFORD. financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £153,037 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure as per their reserves policy. The charity reported an excess of receipts over payments of £8,700 for the year, indicating that it met all its financial commitments during 2024. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST EDMUND, DARTFORD. | £144k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, DARTFORD | £197k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN AND ST CHAD, BREWOOD | £146k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON ST ANDREW | £692k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT EDMUND, CHINGFORD | £129k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, PADDINGTON | £36k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |