THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT LAWRENCE, BIDBOROUGH AND SAINT PETER, SOUTHBOROUGH

Registered charity 1184753 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST LAWRENCE & ST PETER'S

To promote the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical

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: Tunbridge Wells, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£114k

Latest spending

£117k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £3,424 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a decline in regular planned giving and income from collections. Despite this deficit, unrestricted net current assets stood at £211,416, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain reserves between three and six months of normal expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six months 'normal expenditure' excluding items of large, special or project expenditure (reserves figure: £211k)

“The PCC has determined that it would be wise, in case of unforeseen expense or temporary reduction of income, to maintain reserves of unrestricted current assets, insofar as these are within the PCC's control, at a level of between three and six months 'normal expenditure' excluding items of large, special or project expenditure.” — page 4

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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: 20

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

Volunteers: 30

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

Volunteers: 30

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (21/08/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (10/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (21/04/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Caroline Lush
Alison Elizabeth Mighell
Anne Louise Hinds · trustee of 1 other charity
Emma Mary Leitch
JOHN RODNEY HUTCHINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
Lilian Margaret Hutchinson
MARION DOROTHY SHORT
Nigel John Bird
PHILIPPA JANE GLYNN HILLEN
ROY JAMES LANGMAN
Rev Ti Chase
Shirin Mary Charlottte Mamoona Haque
Steven Geoffrey Boulton
Thomas Edward Bird
Tracey Lynn Batchelor

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£114k	£117k
31/12/2024	£96k	£102k
31/12/2023	£115k	£97k
31/12/2022	£107k	£131k
31/12/2021	£117k	£148k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT LAWRENCE, BIDBOROUGH AND SAINT PETER, SOUTHBOROUGH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £3,424 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a decline in regular planned giving and income from collections. Despite this deficit, unrestricted net current assets stood at £211,416, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain reserves between three and six months of normal expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 ST. PETER'S PEDMORE, STOURBRIDGE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER'S PEDMORE, STOURBRIDGE income £86k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAWRENCE, BIDDULPH income £157k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNES income £698k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MARKET HARBOROUGH income £113k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, READING income £120k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CLEMENT, SANDWICH income £193k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT LAWRENCE, BIDBOROUGH AND SAINT PETER, SOUTHBOROUGH	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER'S PEDMORE, STOURBRIDGE FY2025	£86k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAWRENCE, BIDDULPH FY2025	£157k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNES FY2025	£698k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MARKET HARBOROUGH FY2025	£113k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, READING FY2025	£120k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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