THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY'S, SUNBURY-ON-THAMES

Registered charity 1133834 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MARY'S PCC SUNBURY-ON-THAMES

St Mary's PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent (The Rev A Downes), in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has responsibility for managing the Parish Hall in Green Street, Sunbury which it achieves through the Parish Hall Management Committee.

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Latest income

£213k

Latest spending

£226k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £28,489 to £20,359, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£13,025 for the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity's gross income was less than £250,000, and the financial statements were prepared under the receipts and payments convention. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or their accord with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Payments totalling £3,411 were made to The Rev. A Downes (PCC Chairman) as a contribution to the running costs of the vicarage, travel and other expenses directly associated with the Church and its mission.

“Payments totalling £3,411 were made to The Rev. A Downes (PCC Chairman) as a contribution to the running costs of the vicarage, travel and other expenses directly associated with the Church and its mission.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to PCC Chairman

“Payments totalling £3,411 were made to The Rev. A Downes (PCC Chairman) as a contribution to the running costs of the vicarage, travel and other expenses directly associated with the Church and its mission.” — page 11

“The Assistant Priests, Rev S Douglas Lane and Canon R Morrison received payments for their regular support to the Vicar in running services and supporting parish activities.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to Assistant Priests

“Payments totalling £3,411 were made to The Rev. A Downes (PCC Chairman) as a contribution to the running costs of the vicarage, travel and other expenses directly associated with the Church and its mission.” — page 11

“The Assistant Priests, Rev S Douglas Lane and Canon R Morrison received payments for their regular support to the Vicar in running services and supporting parish activities.” — page 11

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): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (31/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

REV ANDREW VICTOR JOHN DOWNESchair · trustee of 3 other charities
ANDREW RICHARD WOOD · trustee of 2 other charities
Ann Price Sinclair
Barry Warren Purdon
Ben Pitts
CHRISTOPHER PAUL FRANKLIN
Christine Corner
David Towns
Emma Jane Chapman
Emma Langdon
Martin James Towns
Michael Bannister · trustee of 2 other charities
Miss Catherine Wood QC
Nicholas Wood-Dow
Prof Sarah Corrie
RICHARD LANGFIELD MOXON
Rev Simon Douglas Lane · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£213k	£226k
31/12/2024	£245k	£184k
31/12/2023	£187k	£196k
31/12/2022	£179k	£174k
31/12/2021	£147k	£158k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY'S, SUNBURY-ON-THAMES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £28,489 to £20,359, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£13,025 for the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity's gross income was less than £250,000, and the financial statements were prepared under the receipts and payments convention. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or their accord with those records. 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
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES	1	£1.9m

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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 SAINT MARY'S, SUNBURY-ON-THAMES	£213k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S CHARLTON KINGS FY2025	£457k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY CABLE STREET FY2025	£111k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, PECKHAM FY2025	£194k	—	above	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE & ST DENIS (MIDHURST) FY2025	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, RICHMOND WITH ST MATTHIAS AND ST JOHN THE DIVINE FY2023	£1.6m	—	above	—	no doubt

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