THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY BREDIN, CANTERBURY

Registered charity 1137431 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY BREDIN PCC, CANTERBURY

Proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ through word and action including; Regular public worship open to all. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events & meetings and the distribution of literature. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and community activity. Supporting other charities in UK and abroad.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted voluntary giving increased to £502,660, which the trustees note was essential to fund the charity's activities and maintain its reserves. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £707,751, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £85,000 in cash reserves. The trustees confirm there are no material financial uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev BARNEY DE BERRYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Chloe Baxter
• Dr ANDY KING
• HARRY JAMES MACDONALD
• Jacob Nicholson
• MARTIN STEPHEN COLLINGS
• Nedine Watson-Cutts
• Peter Bobb
• Philip Lewis
• ROSEMARY WADE
• Rev STEPHEN CARTER
• Samuel Locke
• Sarah Genders
• Simon Webster · trustee of 1 other charity
• TOM GILBERT

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

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