THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHIGWELL AND CHIGWELL ROW
The charity provides buildings for regular public worship open to everyone. Members of the charity are engaged in visiting the sick and bereaved. The whole mission of the Christian church is promoted through the provision of activities for senior citizens, local young people, parents and toddlers and other special needs groups and through the support of other charities in the UK and overseas.
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £34,257 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £75,734. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties, noting that unrestricted funds are below the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity continues to meet all financial obligations, including paying the full Parish Share to the Diocese.
What the accounts disclose
“Total income from Donations and Legacies was £40k more than in 2024.” — page 16
“It is the PCC’s policy for each DCC to maintain, where possible, a balance of available general unrestricted funds in cash and bank accounts, equivalent to three months’ (25%) of annual unrestricted and undesignated payments in order to cover emergency situations which may arise from time to time. Again, this has not been achieved at 31 December 2025.”
“The Trustees are all regular worshipers within the Parish and as such make regular gifts towards the running of the Church. In 2025 these amounted to £65,625.” — page 42
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 50
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 50
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 50
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 05/01/2024, 66 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).
Trustees
- ADEBAYO ADEKUNJO
- ALISON SHEILA JORDAN
- ANDREW LAMBELL
- BRENDA MAUREEN TARMAN
- CYNTHIA ELIZABETH BARBER
- DANIEL STEVEN FORSHAW
- Gillian Darke
- HAZEL JUNE DUNK
- Helen Marjorie Ellis-Poole
- JOHN EDWIN BARBER
- JULIET SMITH
- Joy Alison Madeiros
- KIM SAMANTHA OSBOURNE
- PATRICIA ROSALIND JOHNSON
- PAUL STEPHEN PRESTON
- RICHARD COATES
- RICHARD MICHAEL KINDER
- Rev LORRAINE ANN SMART
- Rev Paula Ann Preston
- SANDIE MAY FORSHAW
- STEPHEN CHARLES KAIRIS BSc FIA
- WILLIAM DARKE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £458k | £424k |
| 31/12/2024 | £393k | £435k |
| 31/12/2023 | £397k | £375k |
| 31/12/2022 | £414k | £425k |
| 31/12/2021 | £386k | £466k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHIGWELL AND CHIGWELL ROW financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £34,257 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £75,734. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties, noting that unrestricted funds are below the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity continues to meet all financial obligations, including paying the full Parish Share to the Diocese. Its FY2025 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 CHIGWELL AND CHIGWELL ROW | £458k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD | £834k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RAYLEIGH | £350k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, CHEADLE HULME | £123k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EDGWARE | £396k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, CHICHESTER | £76k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |