THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, DISS

Registered charity 1134118 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DISS PCC

Religious Activities

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) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£120k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £141,747, which the trustees report has been maintained at a level equivalent to two months' expenditure plus one month's salary costs. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and gifts (76% of income)

“Donations and gifts 54,205 160 54,365” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two month’s expenditure and an additional one month's salary costs (reserves figure: £142k)

“It is the policy of the church that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to two month’s expenditure and an additional one month's salary costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Short-term, interest free loans totalling £1,250 received from a member of the PCC. The loans were repaid in full during the year.

“The PCC benefitted from short-term, interest free loans totalling £1,250 received from a member of the PCC. The loans were repaid in full during the year.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

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: 30

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

Volunteers: 20

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

Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Basil Ivor Abbott
DR SUSAN ELIZABETH DRAKE
Eve Mary Cobbold
JACQUELINE HAZEL ANNE YOUNG
Jacqueline Ann Crawford
James Arthur Kay · trustee of 1 other charity
Jane Anne Mould
Myra Kathleen Pinnell
Peter Harding
Rev Elizabeth Ann Burren
Rev Peter Howard Burren
Ronald Wheeler
Sandra Anne Walton

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£103k	£120k
31/12/2024	£128k	£101k
31/12/2023	£102k	£90k
31/12/2022	£112k	£114k
31/12/2021	£90k	£132k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, DISS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £141,747, which the trustees report has been maintained at a level equivalent to two months' expenditure plus one month's salary costs. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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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 ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, DISS	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, DATCHET FY2025	£77k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, SIDCUP FY2025	£356k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LEWISHAM FY2025	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, PURLEY FY2025	£388k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BRUNSWICK FY2025	£211k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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