The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Brightlingsea Colchester Essex

Registered charity 1149403 Registered since 2012

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.4y median 8y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.2y

average years in governance

9 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 11The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 11Religious Activities 9Environment/conservation/heritage 3Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1Transport 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

The Friends of ALL Saints Church, Brightlingsea 3 shared trustees
Tendring Community Transport 1 shared trustee
The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Chelmsford) 1 shared trustee
Brightlingsea Museum 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Friends of ALL Saints Church, Brightlingsea 3 shared trustees
Brightlingsea Museum 1 shared trustee
The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Chelmsford) 1 shared trustee
Tendring Community Transport 1 shared trustee
North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group Similar size; both Environment
Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institute Similar size; both Environment

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.allsaintswithstjamesb-sea.co.uk
Email	brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com
Phone	07982770471
Address	The Church Office, St James Church, Victoria Place, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0AB

Finances

£189,007 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£125,102	£98,306
2021	£111,149	£137,358
2022	£208,626	£268,368
2023	£739,508	£730,518
2024	£189,007	£182,425

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable Activities

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 THAT CAME INTO FORCE ON 02 JAN 1957

Trustees (12)

12trustees

70median age

1aged 70+

Rev Caroline Evelyn Beckett Chair since 2018
Angela Mary Herbert since 2020
Catherine Sheilagh Graham BA Pgce since 2013
David Mark Prowse Girdlestone since 2023
David Norman Wiggins since 2025
Janet Russell since 2012
Jane Elizabeth Girdlestone since 2023
Linda Ann Salmon since 2017
Mary Bugbee since 2013
Rev Judith Andrea Gibbons since 2018
Susan Georgina Merrellage 66 since 2026
Vivien Chapmanage 74 since 2015

Connected charities (4)

The Friends of ALL Saints Church, Brightlingsea 3 shared trustees
The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Chelmsford) 1 shared trustee
Brightlingsea Museum 1 shared trustee
Tendring Community Transport 1 shared trustee

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