THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST HAM

Registered charity 1159466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST HAM PARISH CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS

All Saints West Ham is an Anglican Church providing Public Worship Services on a weekly basis, Worship Space,Pastoral Care and charitable events open to all, as an expression of the Christian faith.

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 · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£220k
Latest spending
£256k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £31,715, resulting in free reserves of -£38,615. This position is below the trustees' stated policy target of £65,000, which reflects a shortfall due to lower income than budgeted and difficult operating conditions. The trustees plan to reduce expenditure and increase income to produce a balanced budget in future years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The trustees have reviewed the PCC’s reserves position and note that free reserves at year end were a deficit of £38,615, which is below the target level of £65,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 5
“Avenons Charity (charity registration no. 254992) shares trustees in common with the PCC. During the year Avenons Charity donated £31,000 (2024: £49,000) to the PCC.” — page 13
“During the year the PCC was charged £158,119 (2024: £63,922) by the Parish of Hackney for lay ministry and administrative support that was wholly related to the benefit of the Parish of West Ham's church activities.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 5
“Avenons Charity (charity registration no. 254992) shares trustees in common with the PCC. During the year Avenons Charity donated £31,000 (2024: £49,000) to the PCC.” — page 13
“During the year the PCC was charged £158,119 (2024: £63,922) by the Parish of Hackney for lay ministry and administrative support that was wholly related to the benefit of the Parish of West Ham's church activities.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 5
“Avenons Charity (charity registration no. 254992) shares trustees in common with the PCC. During the year Avenons Charity donated £31,000 (2024: £49,000) to the PCC.” — page 13
“During the year the PCC was charged £158,119 (2024: £63,922) by the Parish of Hackney for lay ministry and administrative support that was wholly related to the benefit of the Parish of West Ham's church activities.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 5
“Avenons Charity (charity registration no. 254992) shares trustees in common with the PCC. During the year Avenons Charity donated £31,000 (2024: £49,000) to the PCC.” — page 13
“During the year the PCC was charged £158,119 (2024: £63,922) by the Parish of Hackney for lay ministry and administrative support that was wholly related to the benefit of the Parish of West Ham's church activities.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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: 30

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

  • Volunteers: 50

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

  • Volunteers: 25

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£220k£256k
31/12/2024£239k£253k
31/12/2023£242k£246k
31/12/2022£225k£222k
31/12/2021£78k£85k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST HAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £31,715, resulting in free reserves of -£38,615. This position is below the trustees' stated policy target of £65,000, which reflects a shortfall due to lower income than budgeted and difficult operating conditions. The trustees plan to reduce expenditure and increase income to produce a balanced budget in future years. 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
PROJECT GIVING BACK1£444k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PARISH OF EAST HAM, HOLY TRINITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST HAM£220k—0below—no doubt
PARISH OF EAST HAM, HOLY TRINITY FY2025£345k—0unclear—no doubt
ALL SAINTS CHURCH WEST EWELL FY2025£188k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ANSTON FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, WOKINGHAM FY2025£472k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS EALING FY2025£99k—0unclear—no doubt

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