THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SWAFFHAM
Religious activities for all people, making grants to organisations and providing buildings and facilities for public use.
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the General Fund (Unrestricted) had a carried forward balance of £35,308.27 for the year ending 31 December 2025, representing an increase from the previous year's balance of £7,929.07. Total income for the General Fund was £122,153.93, while total expenditure was £94,774.73, resulting in a surplus for the period. The document does not disclose any material uncertainties or going concern issues.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 55
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 35
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 45
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 01/11/2025, 1 day after the 31/10/2025 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 31/10/2024, 366 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).
Trustees
- Rev Nigel Owen Tuffnellchair
- Andrew William Beresford Mash
- Jean Irene Bishop
- Melvyn Anthony Gay
- Paul John Lashbrook
- Philip Holdcroft
- Ralph Clarke
- SHEILA KATHLEEN FOWLER
- Veronica Maria Hutchby
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £171k | £124k |
| 31/12/2024 | £125k | £100k |
| 31/12/2023 | £88k | £85k |
| 31/12/2022 | £73k | £82k |
| 31/12/2021 | £63k | £60k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SWAFFHAM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the General Fund (Unrestricted) had a carried forward balance of £35,308.27 for the year ending 31 December 2025, representing an increase from the previous year's balance of £7,929.07. Total income for the General Fund was £122,153.93, while total expenditure was £94,774.73, resulting in a surplus for the period. The document does not disclose any material uncertainties or going concern issues.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 06/06/2013 | £224k | "St Peter and St Paul Church, Swaffham, Norfolk" |
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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 SWAFFHAM | £171k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BISPHAM | £257k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES, WOODFORD | £226k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SCARTHO ST GILES WITH ST MATTHEW | £114k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY GREAT ILFORD | £153k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WHICKHAM | £132k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |