ST. MARY'S CHURCH, WATTON

Registered charity 1203822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is in the Parish of Watton and operates as a church, its website (www.stmaryswatton.org) shows opening hours, a full summary of activities and events. Income is derived from the generosity of the congregation, visitors/other benefactors, fund raising events and rental of the church premises. Income is spent on the running cost and upkeep of the church, missions and outreach.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £44,032.85 comfortably exceed the stated policy target of approximately £23,500. However, the trustees note a projected deficit for the 2026 budget and acknowledge that meeting future costs will depend on boosting income or utilizing past surpluses.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev David James Cosseychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrew Guy Turner · trustee of 2 other charities
• ELAINE VICTORIA RODGERS
• Eileen Wendy Kittell
• GILLIAN MARY SMITH
• JANET ROMA SELVEY
• Linda Kathleen Benton · trustee of 2 other charities
• MARGARET CATOR
• MERVYN WILCOX
• MICHAEL SELVEY
• MIRJAM JOHANNA JOHNSON
• PAUL DOUGLAS WEATHERILL
• Pamela Rose Burrows
• Rev CHRISTINA MARY MASON
• Stephen Andrew Bibby · trustee of 2 other charities
• VALERIE SEMLYEN
• Weiwei Cui · trustee of 1 other charity
• Wendy Ann Round

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

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