THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EARLHAM

Registered charity 1199679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EARLHAM PCC

As a growing and active church, we have a mission to reach out to our community with the love of Christ to make a practical difference. This is especially true for children and families who we meet in schools, our community and church activities.

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

£177k

Latest spending

£179k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £177,452 from £124,500 in the prior year, while total resources expended rose to £179,278, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £1,826. The charity maintains reserves equivalent to five months of general expenditure, exceeding its stated policy target of three months. The PCC is an accredited Living Wage Employer with a payroll of five staff members.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of general expenditure (reserves figure: £75k)

“The PCC aims to hold reserves equivalent to three months of general expenditure (including salaries).” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties (PCC members and their partners) totalled £48,174 (2024: £37,169).

“Donations from related parties (PCC members and their partners) totalled £48,174 (2024: £37,169). Payments to PCC members and their families are detailed in Note 5a.” — page 16

“Rev Lees and Rev Rogers (ex-officio members of the PCC) were paid monthly expenses.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rev Lees and Rev Rogers (ex-officio PCC members) were paid monthly expenses.

“Donations from related parties (PCC members and their partners) totalled £48,174 (2024: £37,169). Payments to PCC members and their families are detailed in Note 5a.” — page 16

“Rev Lees and Rev Rogers (ex-officio members of the PCC) were paid monthly expenses.” — page 28

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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: 36

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

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £2,500 — grants £2,500 (1); 2% of the £124,501 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £1,939 — grants £1,939 (2); under 1% of the £227,140 total gross income on the same return

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Anna Kelly-Struntz
Christine Joyce Moreton
Dr David MAXEY
HELEN LINDA BLAKE
Jessica GLAUERT
Kerrie Bryant
Kevin Cunnane
Lynda Waterson
Nicholas Vitkovitch BSc, FIoD
Peter Gosling
Rev Rosemary Houghton
Rev Sam Lees
Ross ORAM
Steven BRYANT
Tom Woods

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£177k	£179k
31/12/2024	£125k	£149k
31/12/2023	£227k	£182k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EARLHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £177,452 from £124,500 in the prior year, while total resources expended rose to £179,278, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £1,826. The charity maintains reserves equivalent to five months of general expenditure, exceeding its stated policy target of three months. The PCC is an accredited Living Wage Employer with a payroll of five staff members. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EARLHAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EARLHAM as a grant recipient include Norwich Freemen's Charity.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
Norwich Freemen's Charity	FY2026	£40k	Towards the costs of a schools and families team

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 Cranham Park.

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cranham Park income £337k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' LALEHAM income £375k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF AYLSHAM income £150k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAWRENCE EFFINGHAM WITH ALL SAINTS LITTLE BOOKHAM income £160k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CLAPHAM income £189k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PATRICK, WALLINGTON income £351k

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 EARLHAM	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cranham Park FY2025	£337k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' LALEHAM FY2025	£375k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF AYLSHAM FY2025	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAWRENCE EFFINGHAM WITH ALL SAINTS LITTLE BOOKHAM FY2025	£160k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CLAPHAM FY2025	£189k	—	above	—	no doubt

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