THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ESHER

Registered charity 1134847 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESHER PCC

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIESARTS/CULTURE/HERITAGE/SCIENCE

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£332k

Latest spending

£243k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £331,630 and total resources used were £243,156, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The Finance Report notes that excluding a legacy, expenditure exceeded income by £10,551, and the Parish depends heavily on regular givers whose numbers have fallen. The Balance Sheet shows unrestricted net assets of £758,767, with significant designated funds held for specific purposes such as legacies and renovations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Regular giving

“Regular giving 88,579”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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: 50

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

Volunteers: 60

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

Volunteers: 25

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Ann Battensby
BRIDGET MARY WILLIAMS
Fraser McGuicken
Martin Fuller
Michael Banks
Robert Lonnon
SANDRA ARGENT
Sia Marshall
Teresa Allen
Valerie Msoka
WILL STEVENS

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£332k	£243k
31/12/2024	£212k	£264k
31/12/2023	£257k	£273k
31/12/2022	£222k	£252k
31/12/2021	£269k	£221k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £331,630 and total resources used were £243,156, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The Finance Report notes that excluding a legacy, expenditure exceeded income by £10,551, and the Parish depends heavily on regular givers whose numbers have fallen. The Balance Sheet shows unrestricted net assets of £758,767, with significant designated funds held for specific purposes such as legacies and renovations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST	1	£11k

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 SAVIOUR & ST PETER, EASTBOURNE.

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 ESHER	£332k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SAVIOUR & ST PETER, EASTBOURNE FY2025	£201k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. CHAD, OVER, CHESTER DIOCESE FY2025	£82k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORNDON, ORSETT AND BULPHAN FY2025	£100k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER BROCKLEY FY2025	£806k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, WATFORD FY2025	£93k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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