THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ERITH

Registered charity 1133966 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRIST CHURCH ERITH PCC

Regular public worship open to all; the provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation; pastoral work; fostering regular contact with church school and links with the wider community; Sunday Children's Clubs and support for Scouts, Cubs, Brownies, Rainbows; promoting the mission of Church through activities for interest groups; supporting charities in UK & overseas.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£93k

Latest spending

£92k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported total income of £92,891 and total expenditure of £91,730, resulting in a net decrease in funds. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £21,036, which the trustees state exceeds their policy target of approximately £20,000 (two months' unrestricted expenditure). The accounts were subject to an independent examination with no matters coming to the examiner's attention.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months’ unrestricted expenditure (held: £21k)

“Ideally, we would aim to maintain free reserves equal to approximately two months’ unrestricted expenditure i.e. a figure in the region of £20,000.” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Ayodeji Akande
Claire Perkins
Ernesta Redwood-Sawyerr
Heather Taylor
Natalie Slator
Okechukwu Iwuagwu

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

Operates in: Bexley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£93k	£92k
31/12/2023	£90k	£89k
31/12/2022	£89k	£94k
31/12/2021	£96k	£83k
31/12/2020	£144k	£151k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ERITH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported total income of £92,891 and total expenditure of £91,730, resulting in a net decrease in funds. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £21,036, which the trustees state exceeds their policy target of approximately £20,000 (two months' unrestricted expenditure). The accounts were subject to an independent examination with no matters coming to the examiner's attention. Its FY2024 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
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	05/11/2014	£7k	"Christ Church Erith tower, clock and bells centenary 2015"