THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SPELDHURST WITH GROOMBRIDGE AND ASHURST

Charity Number: 1128599
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Regular public worship for all, including the provision of funerals, weddings and the sacraments of Holy Communion and Baptism: Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved: Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups: Taking of religious activities in the C of E primary school in Speldhurst: The provision of child and youth activities with a Christian ethos

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £173,018
Total expenditure: £196,401

Total income includes £4,500 from 4 government grant(s)

People

13 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 March 2009: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • PCC OF SPELDHURST WITH GROOMBRIDGE AND ASHURST (Working name)
  • PCC OF ST. JOHN'S GROOMBRIDGE (Working name)
  • PCC OF ST. MARTIN'S ASHURST (Working name)
  • PCC OF ST. MARY'S SPELDHURST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mary Joannah Eames Trustee 21 May 2025
None on record
PAULINE JANE JOYCE BSC MRICS Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
Glenn Christopher Pottow Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
Julie Katherine Pinnell Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
Glyn Mark Williams Trustee 28 April 2022
None on record
ANTHONY PAUL JOYCE BSC FRICS Trustee 28 April 2022
None on record
Dawn Anita Pottow BA Hons Trustee 17 November 2021
None on record
Carolyn Julia Firth Trustee 21 October 2020
None on record
Christopher Douglas Lilly Trustee 30 April 2019
None on record
IAN RICHARD FIRTH Trustee 27 April 2017
None on record
Martin Peter Atkinson Trustee
TUNBRIDGE WELLS ROTARY CLUB TRUST
Received: On time
ADRIAN STUART DAWES C ENG Trustee
None on record
WINSTON PATRICK BLAKE BSC, MSC Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £184.29k £192.87k £172.03k £218.67k £173.02k
Total expenditure £168.96k £200.08k £181.04k £179.82k £196.40k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £4.10k £5.03k £3.30k £4.30k £4.50k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 10 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 10 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 18 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 18 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 23 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 23 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES

Charitable objects

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Contact information

Address:
THE RECTORY
SOUTHFIELDS
SPELDHURST
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
TN3 0PD
Phone:
01892861187
Email:
speldhurst.church@btopenworld.com
Website:

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