THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, HENHAM

Registered charity 1139750 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S PCC, HENHAM

St Mary's PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has responsibility for the maintenance of St Mary's Church.

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.

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Latest income
£93k
Latest spending
£215k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general funds decreased to £11,992 from £18,532 in the prior year, resulting in a net loss for the general fund. However, the charity holds substantial restricted funds of £2,381,989, primarily for building maintenance, and maintains a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£136k
Reserves (reported)
£20k
Employees
1

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£93k£215k
31/12/2024£118k£76k
31/12/2023£106k£79k
31/12/2022£2.4m£136k
31/12/2021£103k£129k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, HENHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general funds decreased to £11,992 from £18,532 in the prior year, resulting in a net loss for the general fund. However, the charity holds substantial restricted funds of £2,381,989, primarily for building maintenance, and maintains a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE & ST DENIS (MIDHURST).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, HENHAM£93k—0unclear—no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE & ST DENIS (MIDHURST) FY2025£151k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S CHARLTON KINGS FY2025£457k—0unclear—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN, ADDINGTON FY2024£120k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET OF ANTIOCH, RAINHAM, KENT FY2025£215k——above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, HAUGHTON GREEN FY2023£111k—0unclear—no doubt

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