THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BENGEO, HERTFORD

Registered charity 1137534 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular public worship, pastoral work, visiting the sick and bereaved, teaching of Christianity, and supporting other charities

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£123k

Latest spending

£136k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £9,283 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £123,106 and outgoing resources of £136,322. The trustees consider these annual deficits sustainable due to the value of unrestricted funds held, which stood at £822,924 at year-end. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of holding between £64,000 and £95,000 in current assets, against which the year-end unrestricted fund balance held in current assets was £69,342.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £2,560 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“During 2024, the PCC employed Mr W Sarjeant as organist who was paid £2,560 for services” — page 16

Per its FY2024 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.

Bullying and harassment 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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

BRIDGET MARGARET ELIZABETH HERSANT
David Cramphorn
David Edward Charles Greely
Diana Mary Freeman
GRAHAM SQUIRES
James Dutton
Jo King
John Howson
PAM THAIN
PETER RONALD SHILLITO
Rev DAVID PEPPER
Rev ROBERT CRAIG THOMPSON

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£123k	£136k
31/12/2023	£113k	£118k
31/12/2022	£126k	£127k
31/12/2021	£110k	£119k
31/12/2020	£83k	£122k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BENGEO, HERTFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £9,283 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £123,106 and outgoing resources of £136,322. The trustees consider these annual deficits sustainable due to the value of unrestricted funds held, which stood at £822,924 at year-end. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of holding between £64,000 and £95,000 in current assets, against which the year-end unrestricted fund balance held in current assets was £69,342. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BENGEO, HERTFORD earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £2,560 band.

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
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM..

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 BENGEO, HERTFORD	£123k	£2,560	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. FY2025	£516k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEWBURY ST NICOLAS FY2025	£554k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRERETON AND RUGELEY FY2024	£162k	—	below	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ECCLESHALL (HOLY TRINITY & ST CHADS) FY2025	£230k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW FY2025	£449k	—	below	—	no doubt

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