EAST BERGHOLT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

Registered charity 1190273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The church is open to anyone wishing to visit the building or worship within. There are activities such as toddler groups and service is given to the village of East Bergholt as a whole.

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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Latest income
£262k
Latest spending
£224k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £134,536 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by significant National Lottery Heritage Fund grant income. Per the Treasurer's Report, unrestricted reserves stood at £47,047, with free general reserves of £5,022, which the PCC considers sufficient to meet its stated policy of maintaining £5,000 free from restrictions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5,000 (held: £5k)
“The PCC reserve policy is to keep £5,000 in the account at all times free from restrictions.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties
“received donations (excluding Gift aid) totalling £26,130 (2024: £14,599) from related parties which includes members of the PCC and anyone closely connected to them.” — page 35
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£262k£224k
31/12/2024£109k£107k
31/12/2023£103k£116k
31/12/2022£164k£172k
31/12/2021£112k£111k

Common questions

Is EAST BERGHOLT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £134,536 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by significant National Lottery Heritage Fund grant income. Per the Treasurer's Report, unrestricted reserves stood at £47,047, with free general reserves of £5,022, which the PCC considers sufficient to meet its stated policy of maintaining £5,000 free from restrictions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/09/2024£199k"Securing the future of St Mary the Virgin Church, East Bergholt"

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