The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Waltham Abbey
Registered charity 1129915 Registered since 2009
Operates: Essex
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Rev Peter Henry Smith Chair since 2011
- Caroline Berry since 2026
- Judith ANN Meaden
- Jane Hudson since 2026
- Jane Shipman since 2014
- Linda Anderson since 2019
- Rachel Matthews since 2022
- Rev Trevor IAN Scott
- Sarah Caroline Moores since 2026
- Sarah Redman since 2024
- Sheila Pearce since 2023
4.8y median 3y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Peter Henry Smith Chair since 2011
- Jane Shipman since 2014
- Linda Anderson since 2019
5.2y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Caroline Berry since 2026
- Judith ANN Meaden
- Jane Hudson since 2026
- Jane Shipman since 2014
- Linda Anderson since 2019
- Rachel Matthews since 2022
- Rev Trevor IAN Scott
- Sarah Redman since 2024
- Sheila Pearce since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Peter Henry Smith Chair since 2011
- Sarah Caroline Moores since 2026
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 11Amateur Sport 1Other Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 3
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£309k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Waltham Abbey NON-Educational Parochial Charities 1 shared trustee
- The Friends of Waltham Abbey Church 1 shared trustee
- Leverton's Eleemosynary Charity 1 shared trustee
- Abbey Gardens, Waltham Abbey 1 shared trustee
- Leverton's Educational Foundation 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Guru Nanak Gurdwara Bedford Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | walthamabbeychurch.co.uk |
| parish.office@walthamabbeychurch.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01992767897 |
| Address | ABBEY CHURCH CENTRE, ABBEY GARDENS, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 1XQ |
Finances
£309,227 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £238,338 | £275,401 |
| 2022 | £255,006 | £301,661 |
| 2023 | £281,579 | £296,959 |
| 2024 | £306,413 | £285,011 |
| 2025 | £309,227 | £299,761 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesCharitable objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Governing document: PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES
Trustees (11)
11trustees
65median age
1aged 70+
- Rev Peter Henry Smithage band 80-84 Chair since 2011
- Caroline Berryage band 45-49 since 2026
- Judith ANN Meaden
- Jane Hudson since 2026
- Jane Shipman since 2014
- Linda Anderson since 2019
- Rachel Matthews since 2022
- Rev Trevor IAN Scott
- Sarah Caroline Moores since 2026
- Sarah Redman since 2024
- Sheila Pearce since 2023
Connected charities (5)
- Waltham Abbey NON-Educational Parochial Charities 1 shared trustee
- Leverton's Eleemosynary Charity 1 shared trustee
- Abbey Gardens, Waltham Abbey 1 shared trustee
- Leverton's Educational Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Friends of Waltham Abbey Church 1 shared trustee
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