THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DAGENHAM

Registered charity 1134803 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAGENHAM PARISH CHURCH

Regular public worship open to allTeaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groupsTaking of relegious assemblies in schoolsThe provision of a youth club with a Christian ethos

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Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£97k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £198,159 at year-end, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £40,000 (three months of unrestricted payments). The charity reported a net increase in unrestricted funds of £42,749, driven by voluntary income and property rentals, while total expenditure decreased slightly to £63,623.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ unrestricted payments (held: £198k)

“It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on free reserves (net current assets) which equates to at least three months’ unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £40,000.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Joel Kim Edwardschair · trustee of 3 other charities
Adams Arekhamhe
Grace Fawehinmi
Heather Joyce Myers
Helen Page-Eleto
Lana Lai
MARK OSEI-KWADWO MENSAH-TWUMASI
Mark Stuart Anderson
Omolara Okinbaloye
Paul Oluwatosin Ogunbunmi
Rob Simpson
STEPHEN DAVID FENN

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£124k	£97k
31/12/2024	£119k	£98k
31/12/2023	£131k	£104k
31/12/2022	£127k	£113k
31/12/2021	£158k	£168k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £198,159 at year-end, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £40,000 (three months of unrestricted payments). The charity reported a net increase in unrestricted funds of £42,749, driven by voluntary income and property rentals, while total expenditure decreased slightly to £63,623. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DAGENHAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DAGENHAM as a grant recipient include THE SOLA TRUST, GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SOLA TRUST	FY2023	£7k	Theological and ministry training grants
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Grants for gospel projects - ministry initiatives
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	FY2021	£3k	Grants for gospel projects - ministry initiatives

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/12/2015	£238k	"Restoring our Historic Village Church"

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 DEDHAM.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DEDHAM income £232k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DAMASCUS income £322k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, CHISLEHURST income £228k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY income £125k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARDS ON SEA, ST LEONARD AND ST ETHELBURGA income £117k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, DENMEAD income £148k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DAGENHAM	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DEDHAM FY2023	£232k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DAMASCUS FY2025	£322k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, CHISLEHURST FY2025	£228k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY FY2025	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARDS ON SEA, ST LEONARD AND ST ETHELBURGA FY2025	£117k	—	above	3.2%	noted

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