THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DOVER

Registered charity 1134310 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PCC OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DOVER

The PCC strive to present opportunities to all to encounter the Christian faith, to embrace it as their own and to grow in that faith. To that end, the parish provides a variety of public worship within the Anglican tradition, offers opportunities for learning and growing in the Christian faith and seeks to have a significant engagement in the local community and wider world.

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 · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£52k

Latest spending

£143k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £137,938 against total expenditure of £159,855, resulting in a net decrease in resources. The document notes a significant movement in cash and investment balances attributed to church reordering activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
Complaints 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
Investment
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)

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: 10

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DOVER (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTHONY FRANCIS RICHARD SHILSON · trustee of 1 other charity
Christina Vera Eddolls
David John Smith
JAMES DAVID FRANCIS · trustee of 1 other charity
Jake Cashel Convery
Jonathan Eddolls
LINDSAY JEAN POWELL-WILLIAMS · trustee of 2 other charities
Linda Carol Kennett
Louis Myers
Nigel Simmons
Patricia Elaine Carole Simmons
Penelope Liza Heron
Thomas James Wheeler
UNA MARGARET MILLS

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£52k	£143k
31/12/2024	£54k	£139k
31/12/2023	£97k	£149k
31/12/2022	£215k	£123k
31/12/2021	£87k	£144k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £137,938 against total expenditure of £159,855, resulting in a net decrease in resources. The document notes a significant movement in cash and investment balances attributed to church reordering activities.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£35k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE GLAZIERS FOUNDATION	1	£2k

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 ST MARY, BECONTREE.

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 ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DOVER	£52k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BECONTREE FY2025	£98k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LAPWORTH FY2025	£141k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, WARE FY2025	£198k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE OCTAGON FY2025	£146k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY & ST ETHELBURGA, LYMINGE WITH ST OSWALDS, PADDLESWORTH FY2025	£122k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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