THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST MARY AT THE WALLS, COLCHESTER, IN THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD

Registered charity 1213074 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRIST CHURCH COLCHESTER

Regular public worship open to all. Celebration of marriages and funeral services. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Promoting the mission of the Church through activities for senior citizens, children and young people, parents and toddlers, and attending local schools and residential homes.

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Latest income

£140k

Latest spending

£156k

Registered

2025

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that general fund receipts increased to £121,434 while expenditure rose to £129,553, resulting in a deficit of £8,119 for the year. Total funds decreased from £72,574 to £57,736, though the general fund balance of £47,832 remains close to the trustees' policy target of retaining 50% of budgeted expenditure. The Treasurer reports that the church is in a sound financial position despite the overspend.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £48k; policy: at least 50% of budgeted expenditure for the current year)

“Our general fund balance of £47,832 closely matches our policy to retain general fund capital reserves of at least 50% of budgeted expenditure for the current year (£101,811 x 50% = £50,900).” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Christopher John Smithchair
Anna Frances Bailey
Clive Robert Joyce
Judith Anne Cronshaw
Julia Elizabeth Nelson
Katherine Mary Clifton
Marion Patricia Saunders
NIGEL GORDON HUMPHREYS · trustee of 2 other charities
Paul Andrew Wakefield
Professor Alan John Drew · trustee of 1 other charity
Roderick Alan Green
Rosemary Ann Currell
Timothy Paul Wakefield

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£140k	£156k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST MARY AT THE WALLS, COLCHESTER, IN THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that general fund receipts increased to £121,434 while expenditure rose to £129,553, resulting in a deficit of £8,119 for the year. Total funds decreased from £72,574 to £57,736, though the general fund balance of £47,832 remains close to the trustees' policy target of retaining 50% of budgeted expenditure. The Treasurer reports that the church is in a sound financial position despite the overspend. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.