THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, CHESHUNT

Registered charity 1134781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S PCC, CHESHUNT

Regular public worship open to all. Pastoral work including visiting the sick or bereaved. Teaching Christianity via sermons or small groups. Taking religious assemblies in schools, such as Dewhurst St Mary Primary School and St Mary's High School and other Cheshunt schools. Church Youth Club. Toddlers' Group. Supporting Mothers' Union. Provision of meeting room for local groups.

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.

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the church operated at a deficit of £2,810 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted reserves falling to £16,337.31, which is below the stated policy target of £30,000. The trustees report that the financial position remains fragile and the viability of the church depends on increasing congregation size and future fundraising.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Elizabeth Fellowschair
• Cilean Blanchard
• Doris Bajah
• Geoffrey Parks
• Ian Turner
• Jill Barkway
• MICHELE PERRY
• Mark Warner
• Patricia Higgins
• Patrick Flower
• Samantha Whorlow · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tayler Cornwall
• Trevor Coombs
• Uche Onyejiaka

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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