ASHFORD PAROCHIAL CHARITIES

Registered charity 209188 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The maintenance and repair of the fabric of the Parish Church of Ashford as well as utilising the income to benefit the poor of Ashford

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income

£58k

Latest spending

£42k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £91,593 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by investment income and gains. Total funds increased to £1,612,985, with unrestricted funds standing at £1,013,162 and restricted funds at £599,823. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding at least three months of average expenditure in current accounts to meet day-to-day running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months average expenditure (held: £1.0m)

“It is the charity's policy to maintain a balance of at least 3 months average expenditure in current accounts held at Lloyds, to meet its day to day running costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

BERNARD JOSEPH DOMINIC HEYES · trustee of 3 other charities
CAROLINE SUSAN HANNAH · trustee of 5 other charities
Dr Clive John Hallett · trustee of 3 other charities
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright · trustee of 3 other charities
JEREMY KENNETH FOX · trustee of 2 other charities
Jonathan Douglas Hudson · trustee of 4 other charities
Mr L W Krause · trustee of 4 other charities
ROBERT AUSTYN BLOUNT · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£58k	£42k
31/12/2024	£57k	£68k
31/12/2023	£53k	£43k
31/12/2022	£48k	£30k
31/12/2021	£47k	£45k

Common questions

Is ASHFORD PAROCHIAL CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £91,593 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by investment income and gains. Total funds increased to £1,612,985, with unrestricted funds standing at £1,013,162 and restricted funds at £599,823. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding at least three months of average expenditure in current accounts to meet day-to-day running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ASHFORD PAROCHIAL CHARITIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ASHFORD PAROCHIAL CHARITIES as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ASHFORD TOWN.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

CAROLINE SUSAN HANNAH — trustee here and at THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ASHFORD TOWN

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ASHFORD TOWN	FY2023	£11k	Grant to Ashford Parochial Charities towards energy and insurance costs
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ASHFORD TOWN	FY2023	£4k	Contribution towards maintenance costs