THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EDENBRIDGE

Registered charity 1133858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDENBRIDGE PCC

Regular public worship open to all. Provision of a sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work. Promoting the whole mission of the church. Work with other church denominations in a covenant of churches.

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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sevenoaks, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£178k

Latest spending

£137k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £54,848 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a significant increase in voluntary income. The unrestricted general fund balance stood at £29,104, which the trustees note exceeds their policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure. The filing confirms the charity remains a going concern with sufficient non-restricted funds to meet liabilities in the next financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months Unrestricted Fund payments (reserves figure: £29k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance in the General Fund that equates to at least three months Unrestricted Fund payments.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Christine Walker (a PCC member) was paid £1,265 for organist duties on production of invoice.

“Christine Walker (a PCC member) was paid £1,265 for organist duties on production of invoice.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Christine Walker (a PCC member) was paid £1,265 for organist duties on production of invoice.

“Christine Walker (a PCC member) was paid £1,265 for organist duties on production of invoice.” — page 16

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 "below" (FY2024) to "above" (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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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: 70
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 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 70
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: 70
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Paul Smart OBE
Anthea Lesley Staples
Anthony Richard Shipwright
Benjamin Howard
Carole Jeanne Webster
Clive Richard Cain
FIONA MARY GLIDEWELL
Graham Charles Shewell
HILARY MORGAN
Jacqueline Sarah Hill
John Albert Nutting
Julie Elizabeth Johnson · trustee of 1 other charity
Kathleen Howard
Kathleen Skinner
Rachel Corinna Cooper
Richard Jonathan Dyson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£178k	£137k
31/12/2024	£122k	£134k
31/12/2023	£161k	£187k
31/12/2022	£147k	£150k
31/12/2021	£188k	£186k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £54,848 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a significant increase in voluntary income. The unrestricted general fund balance stood at £29,104, which the trustees note exceeds their policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure. The filing confirms the charity remains a going concern with sufficient non-restricted funds to meet liabilities in the next financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/07/2023	£7k	Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund

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 EDGWARE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EDGWARE income £396k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COWFOLD income £46k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, CAMBRIDGE income £1.8m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, OSWESTRY income £199k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PENRITH income £542k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, REIGATE income £292k

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 EDENBRIDGE	£178k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EDGWARE FY2025	£396k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COWFOLD FY2025	£46k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, CAMBRIDGE FY2025	£1.8m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, OSWESTRY FY2025	£199k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PENRITH FY2025	£542k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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