THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST MERSEA ST PETER AND ST PAUL

Registered charity 1142676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST MERSEA ST PETER AND ST PAUL PCC

Religious activities according to the doctrine and practices of The Church of England.

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

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: Colchester, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£132k

Latest spending

£169k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity spent £11k a month against incoming resources of only £7k a month, resulting in a net deficit of £29,887.05 for the year. Consequently, the charity reports it is currently unable to pay the Parish Share, though it notes this is a national situation being addressed through sermons and pledges.

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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: 20
Government income: £3,000 — grants £3,000 (2); 2% of the £131,510 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £19,500 — grants £19,500 (7); 14% of the £144,235 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 12

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Barbara Peterchair
Alan David Brook
CATHY ROBERTS
Emma Julie Cornwell
Geoff Hills
HEATHER LESLEY FRANCES KING
PETE EASY
Pauline Low
Pauline Sanderson
Peter John Rudlin
ROLAND JOHN GARDENER · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev JOHN RICHARD PANTRY
Rev Jo Parrott · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£132k	£169k
31/12/2024	£144k	£161k
31/12/2023	£150k	£161k
31/12/2022	£146k	£150k
31/12/2021	£146k	£160k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST MERSEA ST PETER AND ST PAUL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity spent £11k a month against incoming resources of only £7k a month, resulting in a net deficit of £29,887.05 for the year. Consequently, the charity reports it is currently unable to pay the Parish Share, though it notes this is a national situation being addressed through sermons and pledges. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST MOORS PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL.

WEST MOORS PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL income £103k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WITHAM income £215k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, COLESHILL income £60k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EARLEY ST PETER income £226k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S WEST BLATCHINGTON income £91k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN WITH ST PETER, WORCESTER income £213k

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 WEST MERSEA ST PETER AND ST PAUL	£132k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST MOORS PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FY2025	£103k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WITHAM FY2025	£215k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, COLESHILL FY2025	£60k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EARLEY ST PETER FY2025	£226k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S WEST BLATCHINGTON FY2025	£91k	—	above	—	no doubt

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