THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIMBLEDON

Registered charity 1134177 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WIMBLEDON PCC

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a positive net income of £34,173 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £1,000,296, which the trustees consider adequate to cover at least three months of unrestricted payments as per their reserves policy. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted payments (held: £1.0m)
“It is the PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on unrestricted (general) reserves to ensure they cover at least three months’ unrestricted payments as this is felt to be necessary to accommodate any unforeseen fluctuations in income or expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Three PCC members received minor honoraria for providing streaming of church services and bellringing/choir duties. These totalled £1,328. In 2024 spouse/ partner of two PCC members received £12,238 for organist services.
“Three PCC members received minor honoraria for providing streaming of church services and bellringing/choir duties. These totalled £1,328 (2023: three PCC members totalling £1,960). In 2024 spouse/ partner of two PCC members received £12,238 for organist services (2023: spouses of two of the PCC members received £9,276 for music director and organist services).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 5
“The PCC contributed to the Diocese towards clergy stipends as follows: Rev N Bersweden £18,758 (2023: £21,358) and Rev S Edmonds £20,403 (2023: £19,765). The PCC contributed £11,803 to the Diocese in 2024 for the housing of Rev A Newman (2023: £20,726). Revd A Newman Revd N Bersweden, Rev C Gardner, Revd J Andrews and Revd Dr S Edmonds were provided with housing by the PCC.”
“In 2024 spouse/ partner of two PCC members received £12,238 for organist services (2023: spouses of two of the PCC members received £9,276 for music director and organist services).” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 5
“The PCC contributed to the Diocese towards clergy stipends as follows: Rev N Bersweden £18,758 (2023: £21,358) and Rev S Edmonds £20,403 (2023: £19,765). The PCC contributed £11,803 to the Diocese in 2024 for the housing of Rev A Newman (2023: £20,726). Revd A Newman Revd N Bersweden, Rev C Gardner, Revd J Andrews and Revd Dr S Edmonds were provided with housing by the PCC.”
“In 2024 spouse/ partner of two PCC members received £12,238 for organist services (2023: spouses of two of the PCC members received £9,276 for music director and organist services).” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DS Burge. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~9.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Merton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/12/2023£1.2m£1.4m
31/12/2022£1.1m£1.3m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.2m
31/12/2020£868k£925k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a positive net income of £34,173 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £1,000,296, which the trustees consider adequate to cover at least three months of unrestricted payments as per their reserves policy. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by DS Burge.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST1£11k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIMBLEDON£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, WIMBLEDON FY2024£194k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHRIST CHURCH WEST WIMBLEDON FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS WITH ST MARY MAGDALENE, CHISWICK FY2025£222k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEMBDON FY2025£280k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SYDENHAM AND FOREST HILL, HOLY TRINITY FY2024£125k—0unclear—no doubt

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