THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S WEST MOLESEY

Registered charity 1190821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

This Church provides places of worship to generally advance Christianity in West Molesey and beyond, and to educate people about Christianity, through a variety of services each week and month which cater for the different needs, such as special children's services, and special events throughout the year for the whole community. The church provides outreach and pastoral care to local people,

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Latest income

£494k

Latest spending

£509k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £30,782 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £117,000 are held, which the PCC considers safely within its policy target of approximately £60,000 (three months of unrestricted payments).

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months unrestricted payments (about £60k) (held: £118k)

“It is PCC policy to try and maintain a balance on free reserves (net current unrestricted assets) which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to about £60k.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: PCC members received total payments of £34,450.

“A total of £34,450 (2023 £14,325) was received from PCC members during the year” — page 21

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£555k

Total spending

£408k

Reserves (reported)

£146k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Alexander Ian Munrochair · trustee of 2 other charities
Claire Lesley Horner
JONATHAN PAUL LECKIE
Jacqueline Louisa Gray M.A.
Margery Day · trustee of 1 other charity
Oliver Hilton James Howell Tims
Rachel Emma Copsey
Susan Marie Langwade
Susan Rebecca Miller

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£494k	£509k
31/12/2023	£555k	£408k
31/12/2022	£428k	£319k
31/12/2021	£251k	£269k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S WEST MOLESEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £30,782 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £117,000 are held, which the PCC considers safely within its policy target of approximately £60,000 (three months of unrestricted payments). Its FY2024 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 Community Fund	21/08/2025	£20k	West Molesey Community & Youth Engagement
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/11/2022	£10k	SPWM Community Support Worker funding
UK government	01/04/2021	£11k	Transformation Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/12/2020	£8k	Community Support for mental health debt and unemployment.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EAST MOLESEY, ST. PAUL.

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EAST MOLESEY, ST. PAUL income £141k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY EAST MOLESEY income £259k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, HAMMERSMITH income £212k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S BISHOPSWORTH income £286k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHRIST CHURCH WEST WIMBLEDON income £175k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, NAILSEA income £109k

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 PETER'S WEST MOLESEY	£494k	—	above	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EAST MOLESEY, ST. PAUL FY2025	£141k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY EAST MOLESEY FY2024	£259k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, HAMMERSMITH FY2025	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S BISHOPSWORTH FY2024	£286k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHRIST CHURCH WEST WIMBLEDON FY2025	£175k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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