THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY WITH ST. LEONARD, BROOMFIELD

Registered charity 1173143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MARY WITH ST. LEONARD, BROOMFIELD, ST. MARY'S, BROOMFIELD

The Advancement of Christianity

Objects

THE KEY FUNCTION OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL IS PROMOTING IN THE PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH, PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£119k

Latest spending

£121k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the general fund posted a small surplus of £52.27, reversing previous deficits, though this was significantly boosted by one-off donations and bequests which the trustees note are outside their control. Unrestricted reserves stood at £83,954, which the document explicitly states was below the PCC's own policy target of covering one year's unrestricted expenditure. The charity relies heavily on voluntary giving and planned giving to maintain its financial viability.

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 (held: £84k; policy: one year’s unrestricted expenditure)

“At end 2025 unrestricted assets stood at £83,954, compared with an average level of expenditure over the past three years of over £100,000, meaning that our reserves policy was not met last year.” — page 10

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Alun Powell · trustee of 1 other charity
Christine Mary Bailey
Deborah Linda Williams
Dr TRUDY ANNE STEVENS
Jill Elizabeth Readings · trustee of 1 other charity
John Stuart Parkin
LISBETH MARY HARDY
MARGARET POWELL · trustee of 1 other charity
RACHEL ANN BUTTERWORTH
ROSALIND MARY MERCER
SARAH ANN CLARK

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£119k	£121k
31/12/2024	£133k	£147k
31/12/2023	£228k	£252k
31/12/2022	£176k	£242k
31/12/2021	£109k	£113k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY WITH ST. LEONARD, BROOMFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the general fund posted a small surplus of £52.27, reversing previous deficits, though this was significantly boosted by one-off donations and bequests which the trustees note are outside their control. Unrestricted reserves stood at £83,954, which the document explicitly states was below the PCC's own policy target of covering one year's unrestricted expenditure. The charity relies heavily on voluntary giving and planned giving to maintain its financial viability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	22/10/2021	£143k	"An historic wartime fresco as centrepiece to a heritage project for learning, conservation and well-being"

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

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 HUCCLECOTE, ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUCCLECOTE, ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES income £163k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW income £303k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEDDINGTON income £151k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY APOSTLES, CHARLTON KINGS income £263k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BLETCHINGLEY income £124k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEACONSFIELD income £608k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY WITH ST. LEONARD, BROOMFIELD	£119k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUCCLECOTE, ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES FY2025	£163k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW FY2024	£303k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEDDINGTON FY2025	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY APOSTLES, CHARLTON KINGS FY2024	£263k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BLETCHINGLEY FY2025	£124k	—	below	—	no doubt

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