THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WITHAM

Registered charity 1133036 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WITHAM PCC

Religious activities according to the doctrine and practices of the Church of England

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.

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Latest income

£215k

Latest spending

£138k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a financial deficit, with unrestricted reserves falling by £8,963 to £6,427, failing to meet the policy target of four months' expenditure. The charity defaulted on 71% of its Parish Share allocation and relies on fundraising and donations to cover running costs, as it is not subsidised by the Diocese.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: four months’ of annual unrestricted and undesignated payments)

“This has not been achieved at 31 December 2025.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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
Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Church of England — “Safe Spaces was launched in September 2020 and is a FREE and independent service run by the charity Victim Support and funded by the Church …” (source page)
Catholic Church in England and Wales — “Safe Spaces was launched in September 2020 and is a FREE and independent service run by the charity Victim Support and funded by the Church …” (source page)
Church in Wales — “Safe Spaces was launched in September 2020 and is a FREE and independent service run by the charity Victim Support and funded by the Church …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Jonathan Llewelyn Pritchardchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANDREW HOLT MA GCST
Carla Tointon
Carol Elizabeth Tymms
Caroline Elaine Churn
David Martin
Deirdre Jane Schnaar
Janet Pamela Maureen Hewitt
John Paul Hassler
Marian Jane Mitchell
Michael John Gibbs Hewitt
Petrina Tointon
RODNEY JOHN CULLUM
Rev HOWARD W SCHNAAR · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev SUSAN MARY MALAM
Tracey Mackay
Zoe Natasha Gilby

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£215k	£138k
31/12/2024	£119k	£117k
31/12/2023	£110k	£96k
31/12/2022	£105k	£104k
31/12/2021	£92k	£89k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WITHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a financial deficit, with unrestricted reserves falling by £8,963 to £6,427, failing to meet the policy target of four months' expenditure. The charity defaulted on 71% of its Parish Share allocation and relies on fundraising and donations to cover running costs, as it is not subsidised by the Diocese. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BULL INN ECCLESIASTICAL TRUST	1	£339k

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 HOLY TRINITY ROTHERHITHE.

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 WITHAM	£215k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY ROTHERHITHE FY2025	£129k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, CRINGLEFORD FY2025	£110k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DIONIS, PARSONS GREEN FY2025	£878k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST RICHARD OF CHICHESTER, HANWORTH FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST NICOLAS PRESTBURY CHELTENHAM FY2025	£379k	—	above	—	no doubt

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