THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SHERE

Registered charity 1138039 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHERE PCC

We are a Church of England Parish that is one of three in a United Benefice. We seek to be open and inclusive in spirit, broad and central in Anglican churchmanship (neither high nor low), and active in serving all who live in our parish. We provide a wide range of Church Services, opportunities to explore and develop faith, pastoral support, and a Christian presence at the heart of our community.

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

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

Latest income

£242k

Latest spending

£246k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves declined from £124,000 to £120,000, continuing a trend of decline from £149,000 in 2022, largely due to a £17,400 contribution to the St James’ lighting project. While the parish reported an in-year surplus on unrestricted funds of £15,800, overall expenditure exceeded income when restricted resources were included, prompting the trustees to highlight the need to stem the decline in reserves to remain viable.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned Giving (47% of income)

“Our most important source of income, Planned Giving, has decreased by 2.4%, to £113,400” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“In summary the overall message this year is that we need to consider carefully how we stem the decline in our reserves, to enable us to continue thriving as a viable church delivering God’s mission in the Parish of Gomshall, Shere and Peaslake.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Clergy members of the PCC were reimbursed expenses not exceeding £1,450 (2024: £3,300).

“Related Party Transactions: No PCC member (Trustee) has received any benefits (2024: £0), but clergy members of the PCC have been re-imbursed expenses not exceeding £1450 (£3300) in total.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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: 95
Government income: £8,806 — grants £8,806 (2); 4% of the £241,826 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 85
Government income: £38,000 — grants £38,000 (1); 15% of the £260,188 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 95

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Rev TIMOTHY DANIEL HEANEYchair
ANGUS JONATHAN D'ARCY DENNY
Adrian Bryan Patrick O'Loughlin
Catherine Mary Mead
IAN TREVOR ALLEN
Ian Clifford James Gregory
JANE SARAH BUGLEAR
JONATHAN HARRY CROSS · trustee of 1 other charity
James Colville
James Hutton
Jane Margery Davis
Jennifer Janse
Katharine Mary Denny
Kenneth Mead
Marion Patricia Taylor-Cotter · trustee of 1 other charity
Philippa Magaret Galloway
Rev SARAH FIELDING HUTTON
Robert Adrian Beck
STUART JOHN MADDEN
Sarah Catherine Wagstaff
Susan Duncan
Victor Javed Kumar

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£242k	£246k
31/12/2024	£260k	£254k
31/12/2023	£211k	£245k
31/12/2022	£203k	£206k
31/12/2021	£173k	£173k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves declined from £124,000 to £120,000, continuing a trend of decline from £149,000 in 2022, largely due to a £17,400 contribution to the St James’ lighting project. While the parish reported an in-year surplus on unrestricted funds of £15,800, overall expenditure exceeded income when restricted resources were included, prompting the trustees to highlight the need to stem the decline in reserves to remain viable. 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
PROJECT GIVING BACK	1	£444k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£100k

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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 SHERE	£242k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH ST MARYS ECCLESFIELD FY2025	£97k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF ST LAURENCE FY2025	£128k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREENSIDE FY2025	£128k	—	0	below	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FROME SELWOOD FY2025	£123k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, WESTMINSTER FY2025	£4.1m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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