THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET WITH ST NICHOLAS AND ST EDMUND KING'S LYNN

Registered charity 1140015 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular provision of public worship open to all; the provision of sacred space for personalprayer and contemplation; pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved; teachingChristianity through sermons and occasional short group courses; taking of religiousassemblies in schools; supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the General Fund closed in significant deficit in 2025 despite increasing income, with the PCC noting it was 'much more of a struggle' to discharge fiscal responsibilities. Per the trustees' report, the focus for the coming year is on increasing income generation through events and concerts to maintain the general fund.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (84% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Canon James Mark Dimondchair
• Dr Deborah Hokin
• Graham Copsey · trustee of 2 other charities
• JILLIAN HEMMINGS
• Linda Hall
• Penny Matkin
• Peter Jackson
• Rev Jonathan Price
• Susan Ann Brinton · trustee of 2 other charities
• William Vyse

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).