THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DUNSTAN WITH HOLY CROSS, CANTERBURY
1. Promotes the mission of the church in the parish; pastoral, social, ecumenical.2. Involves members of the parish in worship at the church, and in being part of the comunity of St Dunstans.3. Raises funds to maintain the fabric of the church (a grade 1 listed building) and the church hall.4. Supports charitable activities both within and outside the parish.
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating surplus of £85,331 for the year, with total receipts of £183,736 against total expenditures of £98,405. Unrestricted reserves stood at £289,271, which the trustees note is within their stated policy target of maintaining between twelve and twenty-four months of unrestricted payments. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters requiring attention were identified in the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
“Voluntary income 104,401” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 41
Trustees
- Sue Palmerchair
- Caroline Blamey
- David Hugh Cockburn
- Dr Richard Edwards
- ELIZABETH MARY PARSONS
- ELIZABETH TURNER
- GEOFFREY HOWARD PARSONS
- John Albin
- John Henry Shaw
- Laurienne Louisa Edwards
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £184k | £98k |
| 31/12/2024 | £176k | £110k |
| 31/12/2023 | £111k | £90k |
| 31/12/2022 | £92k | £101k |
| 31/12/2021 | £81k | £84k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DUNSTAN WITH HOLY CROSS, CANTERBURY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating surplus of £85,331 for the year, with total receipts of £183,736 against total expenditures of £98,405. Unrestricted reserves stood at £289,271, which the trustees note is within their stated policy target of maintaining between twelve and twenty-four months of unrestricted payments. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters requiring attention were identified in the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/07/2025 | £20k | St Dunstan's Church Hall toilet refirbishment |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/04/2019 | £2k | Loft insulation for St Dunstans Hall |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/05/2011 | £8k | New floor for St.Dunstan's Church Hall |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| SHROPSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY | 1 | £2k |
| THE S M B TRUST | 1 | £2k |
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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 ST DUNSTAN WITH HOLY CROSS, CANTERBURY | £184k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DUNSTAN, MONKS RISBOROUGH | £112k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DUNSTAN AND ALL SAINTS, STEPNEY | £150k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BARNSTON | £225k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DUNSTAN WITH ST THOMAS, EAST ACTON | £201k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEAD | £435k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |