Thetford Parochial Church Council

Registered charity 1162456 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST CUTHBERT'S PCC, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THETFORD, Thetford PCC

Regular public worship open to all.pastoral work including visiting sick and bereaved. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Also School assemblies. Supporting UK and overseas charities.Church building used by secular community groups.

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Latest income

£172k

Latest spending

£115k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £171,528 due to significant restricted grants for sports ministry, while unrestricted income fell slightly. The charity reports a mixed financial picture, noting that underpayment of Parish Share causes concern within the Diocese and that the combined General and Reserve Funds effectively cover a negative balance in other funds, leaving £15,105 available.

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.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Peter David Herbertchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Gary Applin
Karen Tobitt · trustee of 1 other charity
Louise Elizabeth Applin
Margaret Ann Baldwin Mrs · trustee of 1 other charity
Neil Shiells Francis Glen
Rachel Haydon Woods
Rev Matthew Walker Houghton · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev RICHARD ANTHONY HEYWOOD · trustee of 1 other charity
SANDRA JEAN PHILLIPS · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephanie Churnside Welch
Susanna Samuel
caroline elizabeth herbert
michael tobitt · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£172k	£115k
31/12/2024	£98k	£115k
31/12/2023	£83k	£79k
31/12/2022	£104k	£65k
31/12/2021	£45k	£58k

Common questions

Is Thetford Parochial Church Council financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £171,528 due to significant restricted grants for sports ministry, while unrestricted income fell slightly. The charity reports a mixed financial picture, noting that underpayment of Parish Share causes concern within the Diocese and that the combined General and Reserve Funds effectively cover a negative balance in other funds, leaving £15,105 available. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Thetford Parochial Church Council?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Thetford Parochial Church Council as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LITTLE SHELFORD.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LITTLE SHELFORD	FY2024	£2k	Home missions, local school and other
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LITTLE SHELFORD	FY2023	£2k	Home missions, local school and other
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LITTLE SHELFORD	FY2022	£2k	Home missions, local school and other

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/05/2002	£965	"This Group Research The History Of Aspects Of Their Area & Publicise Their Findings For The Benefit Of The Public. They Would Like To Resear"

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 WALTON-ON-THAMES.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALTON-ON-THAMES income £385k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL'S, PICKERING income £255k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST EDMUND, DARTFORD. income £144k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. income £516k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILL income £308k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARD'S, LEXDEN income £154k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Thetford Parochial Church Council	£172k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALTON-ON-THAMES FY2025	£385k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL'S, PICKERING FY2025	£255k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST EDMUND, DARTFORD. FY2024	£144k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. FY2025	£516k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, WILFORD HILL FY2024	£308k	—	unclear	0.0%	no doubt

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