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

Registered charity 1134515 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MARY'S BEXLEY PCC

Regular public worship open to all. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and taking of religious assemblies in schools. Promotion of Christianity through events, meetings, and distributing literature. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through activities for all ages. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

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: Bexley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£58k

Latest spending

£82k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased by £25,231 to £525,006, driven by a net outgoing from activities. The charity's unrestricted reserves of £2,055 are below its stated policy target of approximately £9,000, although designated funds of £71,500 are available for redirection if necessary.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“This would be approximately £9,000 and although the balance of our Unrestricted fund does not cover this” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mrs. M. Smith, a PCC member, was paid £1,692 for cleaning and hall administration.

“Mrs. M. Smith, who is a member of the PCC, was paid £1,692 during the year for cleaning the church and Hall Administration.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: PCC member paid for services

“Mrs. M. Smith, who is a member of the PCC, was paid £1,692 during the year for cleaning the church and Hall Administration.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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
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: 12
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 12
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 11
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTINE LEE
CHRISTOPHER ANDREW KIRK
Christopher Howard Pryke
Dr Melanie Mary Simpson
Janet Elizabeth Bird
John Bowerman
Marion Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Maureen Denman

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

Operates in: Bexley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£58k	£82k
31/12/2024	£110k	£66k
31/12/2023	£64k	£55k
31/12/2022	£61k	£70k
31/12/2021	£62k	£63k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased by £25,231 to £525,006, driven by a net outgoing from activities. The charity's unrestricted reserves of £2,055 are below its stated policy target of approximately £9,000, although designated funds of £71,500 are available for redirection if necessary. Its FY2025 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 Community Fund	20/05/2015	£6k	Community research project

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
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£15k

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 SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, BEDFONT.

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, BEXLEY	£58k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, BEDFONT FY2025	£106k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH HIGHER BEBINGTON FY2025	£241k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS BINGLEY FY2025	£95k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SELBY ST MARY FY2025	£404k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, UFFCULME FY2025	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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