THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, WEST BERGHOLT, IN THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD

Registered charity 1213670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S WEST BERGHOLT PCC

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, West Bergholt's charitable objects ("promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church") are primarily focused on the advancement of religion, which is recognised as a charitable purpose having public benefit. All regular public worship is provided free of charge and open to all.

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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's general (unrestricted) fund is overdrawn by £2,983.05, a status the trustees acknowledge is not permissible but note that steps are being taken to reduce it. Total net assets stand at £362,351.74, comprising significant restricted and designated funds alongside unrestricted investments and cash balances.

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 4 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Risk management
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Heather Yvonne Wilcoxchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• Anne Price
• Caroline Mary Finlay
• Delia Cooke
• Edith Joy Budden
• Elizabeth Anne Dixon
• Jennifer Noakes
• Joanne Rassell
• Luke Ewan Wilcox
• Patricia Evelyn Kinzett
• Peter Malcom Finlay
• Richard Hedley Chadborn
• Ronald George Seymour

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EAST BERGHOLT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL.

• EAST BERGHOLT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL income £262k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHALK income £136k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WALBERTON income £207k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BALCOMBE income £112k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S ELY income £462k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PRITTLEWELL income £249k

Side by side with its peers

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