THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET'S CHURCH CHIPSTEAD

Registered charity 1139738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Church of England Parish Church

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Reigate and Banstead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£193k

Latest spending

£414k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £113,525 on a Receipts and Payments basis, with a note that restating to an Accruals basis would increase this deficit by £123,555 due to a £100,000 return of donation and other adjustments. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis, citing forecasts that show the church can operate for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted payments (reserves figure: £650k)

“It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on free reserves which equates to at least three months of unrestricted payments, which would equate to £xx. At the end of 2025 unrestricted reserves were £xxx.”

Per its FY2025 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Risk management
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
Volunteer management

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: 65

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

Volunteers: 70
Government income: £25 — grants £25 (1); under 1% of the £211,515 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 65
Government income: £25 — grants £25 (1); under 1% of the £396,317 total gross income on the same return

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Hannah Gordonchair
Christopher TAYLOR · trustee of 5 other charities
Eamonn Joseph Davern
Gareth Lewis-Jones
Janice Marian Whittle
Jennifer Stella Smith
Jill Louie Lindsay
Julia Frances Thompson
LORNA MADELEINE MACCALLUM
LUCY MARGARET WALES
Nigel David Smith
Raymond King
Rosalind Lunberg
Thomas John known as Jon Hill
Tom Stuart Sanderson

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£193k	£414k
31/12/2024	£212k	£290k
31/12/2023	£396k	£288k
31/12/2022	£199k	£292k
31/12/2021	£201k	£264k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET'S CHURCH CHIPSTEAD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £113,525 on a Receipts and Payments basis, with a note that restating to an Accruals basis would increase this deficit by £123,555 due to a £100,000 return of donation and other adjustments. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis, citing forecasts that show the church can operate for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET OF ANTIOCH, LEE.

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 ST MARGARET'S CHURCH CHIPSTEAD	£193k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET OF ANTIOCH, LEE FY2023	£299k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST PETER, BURY ST EDMUNDS FY2025	£418k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, GODMANCHESTER FY2024	£168k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH ST MARYS ECCLESFIELD FY2025	£97k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, BLACKMOOR & WHITEHILL FY2025	£68k	—	above	—	no doubt

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