THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROWLAND

Registered charity 1153258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CROWLAND PCC

Regular public worship that is open to all, teaching of Christianity through sermons and small groups. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Supporting other charities in the UK and abroad.

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.

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Registered contact address: South Holland, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£76k

Latest spending

£67k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received a surplus of unrestricted funds amounting to £14,137 for the year ended 31 December 2025. Per the trustees' report, the policy is to retain sufficient funds equal to approximately 3 months of Parish costs, i.e. £16,000, leaving a surplus of approximately £74,504 available for other projects. The charity faces challenges regarding the growing upkeep of the historic monument and an ageing congregation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £91k)

“The policy is to retain sufficient funds to enable services to continue, equal to approximately 3 months of Parish costs, i.e. £16,000” — page 5

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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)

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: 21

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

Volunteers: 20

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

Volunteers: 23

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Carol Joan Richardson
DAVID ERIC SEARLE
Eirlys Sian Arulanantham
JANE LILIAN kISBEE
JANET ANN BROWN
Karl Harry Smith
Linda Patricia Fox
MARGARET BEARDSHAW · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£76k	£67k
31/12/2024	£104k	£59k
31/12/2023	£64k	£64k
31/12/2022	£80k	£29k
31/12/2021	£48k	£50k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROWLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received a surplus of unrestricted funds amounting to £14,137 for the year ended 31 December 2025. Per the trustees' report, the policy is to retain sufficient funds equal to approximately 3 months of Parish costs, i.e. £16,000, leaving a surplus of approximately £74,504 available for other projects. The charity faces challenges regarding the growing upkeep of the historic monument and an ageing congregation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD income £834k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROUGHTON AND WICHELSTOWE income £158k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLAND income £490k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF REDLAND, BRISTOL income £455k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ROYDON income £72k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEAD income £435k

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 CROWLAND	£76k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD FY2025	£834k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROUGHTON AND WICHELSTOWE FY2025	£158k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLAND FY2025	£490k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF REDLAND, BRISTOL FY2024	£455k	Under £60,000	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ROYDON FY2025	£72k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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