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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET'S, PUTNEY

Registered charity 1143534 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is an Anglican Church in Putney, south-west London with over 100 regular members of the Congregation. There is also a Church Hall which is heavily used by the local community. Members of the congregation are involved in local and overseas voluntary work.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wandsworth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£337k
Latest spending
£299k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net incoming resource surplus of £37,832 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £256,370. The trustees report an expected operating deficit for 2026 but note that the PCC maintains a cash balance policy of up to £100,000 and is actively monitoring costs to mitigate this. The examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure in the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hall Lettings (46% of income)
“Hall Lettings 155,485”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: retain a cash balance of up to £100,000 (held: £256k)
“The PCC’s policy is, as far as possible, to achieve break-even results over the medium term. It aims to retain a cash balance of up to £100,000 and to make provision, when possible, for future repairs to the church and halls.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Director of Music is the former Vicar’s wife. Her salary was £9,880 per annum. She is also the Principal of Putney Music School which rents space from the PCC. The amount received in 2025 was £8,221.
“The Director of Music is the former Vicar’s wife. Her salary was £9,880 per annum. She is also the Principal of Putney Music School which rents space from the PCC. The amount received in 2025 was £8,221.”
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Margaret's, Putney (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£543k
Total spending
£227k
Reserves (reported)
£545k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~28.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£337k£299k
31/12/2024£328k£354k
31/12/2023£411k£772k
31/12/2022£404k£375k
31/12/2021£543k£227k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net incoming resource surplus of £37,832 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £256,370. The trustees report an expected operating deficit for 2026 but note that the PCC maintains a cash balance policy of up to £100,000 and is actively monitoring costs to mitigate this. The examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure in the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CHARITY OF JOHN MARSHALL1£25k
HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST1£4k
THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUND1£2k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY BROOKFIELD, LONDON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET'S, PUTNEY£337k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY BROOKFIELD, LONDON FY2025£308k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CAMBERWELL FY2024£200k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, EALING FY2025£223k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER-IN-THANET FY2025£305k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND SAINT PETER, STAINES FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt

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