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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT WALTHAM WITH FORD END

Registered charity 1171387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREAT WALTHAM WITH FORD END PCC

The role of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) is to oversee the running of the activities of the ministry and the churches in the Parish of Great Waltham with Ford End. This includes att matters related to church services, the maintenance and improvement of the churches and churchyards and delivering the ministry in the wider community

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Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the General Fund ended the year with a surplus of £6,339, bringing the unrestricted reserves to £21,519. This balance is above the PCC's stated reserves policy target of £15,000. The charity's total funds increased to £151,570, supported by significant restricted income for the organ restoration project.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: target balance of £15,000 (held: £22k)
“The current Reserves Policy for the General Fund is to maintain a minimum balance of £12,500 and a target balance of £15,000.” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The document states the Independent Examiner was unable to complete the report for the *previous* year (2023) due to unavailable documents, but this is a historical note in the 2024 APCM minutes, not a current filing admission of late filing or serious incident for the 2024 accounts being audited. The 2024 accounts were approved and examined without issue.
“The Annual Accounts were unanimously approved by the PCC on 11th April 2024 however the Independent Examiner Rupert Watson was unable to complete his report as a number of documents were unavailable.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£103k£79k
31/12/2023£79k£86k
31/12/2022£72k£70k
31/12/2021£60k£55k
31/12/2020£57k£57k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT WALTHAM WITH FORD END financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the General Fund ended the year with a surplus of £6,339, bringing the unrestricted reserves to £21,519. This balance is above the PCC's stated reserves policy target of £15,000. The charity's total funds increased to £151,570, supported by significant restricted income for the organ restoration project. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.