The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishop's Stortford (ST Michael)

Registered charity 1130646 Registered since 2009

Operates: Hertfordshire

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Board DNA

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.

15 trustees on the board

4.4y median 2y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (14)

Portfolio (1)

0
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 15

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£245k latest income
Qualified
Auditor's opinioniAuditor's opinionThe accounts_qualified flag on the latest filed annual return is True - the auditor qualified their opinion. A register flag, shown as filed.

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

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

WebsiteWINDHILLBISHOPSSTORTFORD.HERTSCM232EY
Emailchurch@saintmichaelweb.org.uk
Phone01279461657
AddressSt. Michaels Church, Windhill, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM23 2ND

Finances

£244,892 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£247,665£251,154
2021£205,305£200,494
2022£305,935£505,770
2023£316,942£328,125
2024£244,892£237,900

What it does

What

Religious Activities

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable 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 (15)

15trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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