ST. MARGARET'S AT CLIFFE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

Registered charity 1166921 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MARGARET'S PCC

Promoting, within the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church , pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£65k

Latest spending

£54k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small surplus of £6,779 and unrestricted reserves of £81,795.98, but the trustees report a challenging financial outlook due to lost income from a mast removal and a significant shortfall in Parish Share payments. The charity explicitly notes it remains vulnerable to meeting basic running costs if income falls further and has no fall-back for large unexpected costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £82k; policy: a modest balance in the General Fund to cover current expenses)

“The £66,822 held in the main and deposit accounts is all that we have to cover all running costs. We have no contingency or fabric Funds.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Allan Frederick Greenwood
Anna Gertrude Newton · trustee of 2 other charities
Barbara Anne Mary Wells
JAMES NORMAN ARCHER
Linda Ann Carter · trustee of 2 other charities
PAMELA ANN WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
Vivienne Verren · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£65k	£54k
31/12/2024	£54k	£46k
31/12/2023	£317k	£280k
31/12/2022	£98k	£218k
31/12/2021	£56k	£106k

Common questions

Is ST. MARGARET'S AT CLIFFE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small surplus of £6,779 and unrestricted reserves of £81,795.98, but the trustees report a challenging financial outlook due to lost income from a mast removal and a significant shortfall in Parish Share payments. The charity explicitly notes it remains vulnerable to meeting basic running costs if income falls further and has no fall-back for large unexpected costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.