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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE & EVANGELIST, WATFORD

Registered charity 1166071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF ST JOHN'S, WATFORD

St John's has been a place of prayer serving the local community since 1873 and lies in the heart of the Hertfordshire market town of Watford and is a member of the Church of England.We are a growing and diverse fellowship of Christians proud of our Anglican heritage and Anglo-Catholic tradition.

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

Latest income
£109k
Latest spending
£92k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £15,196 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £108,992 and expenditure of £92,393. Total net assets stood at £696,401, comprising £672,700 in unrestricted funds, £21,264 in restricted funds, and £2,437 in endowment funds. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £55,000 and £65,000 (reserves figure: £673k)
“It is the policy of the PCC that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level between £55,000 and £65,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The PCC member is a partner in the managing agent.
“One of the PCC members is also a partner in the managing agent.”
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.

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: 7
  • Government income: £750 — grants £750 (1); under 1% of the £108,992 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 13/07/2024, 256 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 08/11/2023, 373 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£109k£92k
31/12/2024£99k£114k
31/12/2023£93k£95k
31/12/2022£97k£114k
31/12/2021£76k£149k

Common questions

Is PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE & EVANGELIST, WATFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £15,196 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £108,992 and expenditure of £92,393. Total net assets stood at £696,401, comprising £672,700 in unrestricted funds, £21,264 in restricted funds, and £2,437 in endowment funds. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE & EVANGELIST, WATFORD£109k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HAMPTON WICK FY2025£801k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S WATFORD FY2025£482k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CLAYTON FY2025£125k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, WALTHAMSTOW FY2025£245k——above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARTFORD, CHESTER DIOCESE FY2025£516k—0unclear—no doubt

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