THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW SOHAM

Registered charity 1196349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to serve our community prayerfully, and to work with our neighbours and friends to play our part in the building of God's Kingdom and helping people to experience God's love and grow as disciples of Jesus. We enjoy each other's company as we celebrate God's hope and life and the beauty of creation.

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: East Cambridgeshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£243k

Latest spending

£253k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £21,021 in unrestricted funds, bringing total free reserves to £23,220. This figure is below the charity's stated policy target of holding in excess of one year's running costs (around £80k). The charity holds significant restricted and endowment funds but faces a near-term liquidity position where unrestricted reserves are low relative to the stated policy goal.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: in excess of one year's worth of running costs (around £80k) (reserves figure: £23k)

“The Charity aims to hold in excess of one year's worth of running costs (around £80k).” — page 6

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 handling
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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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: 20
Government income: £6,629 — grants £6,629 (3); 3% of the £243,088 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £6,867 — grants £6,867 (2); 5% of the £147,791 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £255,324 — grants £255,324 (1); 77% of the £331,681 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Andrew's Church Soham (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Eleanor Jean Whalleychair
Carol Ann Weyman
Diane June Cole
Ian David Hill
John Edward Cole
Madeleine Rachel Albert
Margaret Jane Fisher
Mark Robert Campbell
Michelle Deirdre Palmer
Rev Susan Pamela Potts
Susan Elizabeth Davies OBE
Susan Valerie Fletcher

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£243k	£253k
31/12/2024	£148k	£165k
31/12/2023	£332k	£333k
31/12/2022	£71k	£73k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW SOHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £21,021 in unrestricted funds, bringing total free reserves to £23,220. This figure is below the charity's stated policy target of holding in excess of one year's running costs (around £80k). The charity holds significant restricted and endowment funds but faces a near-term liquidity position where unrestricted reserves are low relative to the stated policy goal. 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	05/03/2025	£270k	"St Andrew, Soham: Building repairs and building skills for a brighter future"
UK government	01/04/2024	£11k	Church of St Andrew, Churchgate/Fountain Lane, Soham, Ely

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 FULHAM, ST ANDREW FULHAM FIELDS, LONDON..

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 ANDREW SOHAM	£243k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FULHAM, ST ANDREW FULHAM FIELDS, LONDON. FY2025	£361k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, WIMBLEDON FY2025	£264k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORSHAM DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER FY2025	£838k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S FARNHAM FY2025	£196k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, BISHOPSTONE FY2025	£75k	—	above	—	no doubt

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