THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CROYDON

Registered charity 1133736 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PCC OF CROYDON PARISH CHURCH

Designated a Minster in May 2011, we are a living, growing church. Our mission is to reach out and celebrate Gods' unconditional love for the world with all people of our parish and with the wider community. Our aim is to become a centre for pilgrims seeking to connect with our local heritage and be a place where all, regardless of race, gender or sexuality, may encounter God.

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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Registered contact address: Croydon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£314k
Latest spending
£372k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit for the year of £62,123, primarily due to the absence of a significant legacy payment received in the prior year. However, the trustees report that the charity's financial position is on a much more secure footing, with unrestricted reserves of £1,030,557 representing approximately 38 months of unrestricted expenditure. The going concern basis is applied as the PCC has a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 4
“The average number of employees during the year were 4” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £1.0m)
“The PCC views a level of between 3 - 6 months unrestricted expenditure as a desirable range for the free reserve.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One PCC member is employed by the charity with salary and pension costs of £22,471.
“One member of the PCC (therefore a Trustee) is employed by the charity. Their salary and pension costs amounted to £22,471” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee employment
“One member of the PCC (therefore a Trustee) is employed by the charity. Their salary and pension costs amounted to £22,471” — page 26
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: 20
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

  • Volunteers: 10

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

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 07/11/2025, 7 days after the 31/10/2025 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
£1.1m
Total spending
£391k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~33.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£314k£372k
31/12/2024£1.1m£391k
31/12/2023£669k£317k
31/12/2022£317k£293k
31/12/2021£512k£525k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CROYDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit for the year of £62,123, primarily due to the absence of a significant legacy payment received in the prior year. However, the trustees report that the charity's financial position is on a much more secure footing, with unrestricted reserves of £1,030,557 representing approximately 38 months of unrestricted expenditure. The going concern basis is applied as the PCC has a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. 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 JOHN THE BAPTIST, CROYDON£314k—4unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY BALDERSTONE FY2025£129k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEW MALDEN & COOMBE, CHRIST CHURCH & ST JOHN'S FY2025£433k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN BIRKDALE FY2025£70k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRISTCHURCH AND ST JOHN'S, RADLETT FY2025£396k——above—no doubt

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