THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, SOUTHCHURCH

Registered charity 1184433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The PCCs activities are primarily focused on the advancement of religion. Providing regular public worship. In addition, the PCCs activities include teaching taking assemblies, donations to other charities and our own projects provide public benefits in the relief of poverty and need, often for minority groups with particular needs such as the elderly.

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.

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Registered contact address: Southend-on-Sea, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£93k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £93,366 from £90,367 in the prior year, while total resources expended were £98,756, resulting in a net outgoing of £5,390. However, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £538,682, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of maintaining approximately three months' expenditure.

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.

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 15
Government income: £599 — grants £599 (1); under 1% of the £93,366 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £165 — grants £165 (1); under 1% of the £90,367 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 8
Government income: £275 — grants £275 (1); under 1% of the £136,277 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Claire Marie Abrahamchair
Carrie Anne Carter
Diane Sossou
Janet Axcell
Jenna Kate Simpson
Jennifer Irene Butler
Marcus Guy Walton
Paul Schurer
Philip Anthony Overman
Rosemary Anne Humphrey
Sandra Elizabeth Alexandra Evans
Simon James Gush

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£93k	£99k
31/12/2024	£90k	£99k
31/12/2023	£136k	£83k
31/12/2022	£80k	£92k
31/12/2021	£77k	£96k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, SOUTHCHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £93,366 from £90,367 in the prior year, while total resources expended were £98,756, resulting in a net outgoing of £5,390. However, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £538,682, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of maintaining approximately three months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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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 HOLY TRINITY, SOUTHCHURCH	£93k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BECONTREE FY2025	£98k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, FROGMORE FY2025	£235k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, POULTON LANCELYN FY2025	£167k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, NAILSEA FY2025	£534k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, KENSINGTON FY2025	£771k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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