The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Brightlingsea Colchester Essex
Registered charity 1149403 Registered since 2012
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.
12 trustees on the board
- 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 Merrell since 2026
- Vivien Chapman since 2015
7.4y median 8y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Caroline Evelyn Beckett Chair since 2018
- Catherine Sheilagh Graham BA Pgce since 2013
- Janet Russell since 2012
- Linda Ann Salmon since 2017
- Mary Bugbee since 2013
- Rev Judith Andrea Gibbons since 2018
- Vivien Chapman since 2015
8.4y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Angela Mary Herbert since 2020
- Catherine Sheilagh Graham BA Pgce since 2013
- David Mark Prowse Girdlestone since 2023
- David Norman Wiggins since 2025
- Jane Elizabeth Girdlestone since 2023
- Linda Ann Salmon since 2017
- Mary Bugbee since 2013
- Rev Judith Andrea Gibbons since 2018
- Susan Georgina Merrell since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Rev Caroline Evelyn Beckett Chair since 2018
- Janet Russell since 2012
- Vivien Chapman since 2015
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
General Charitable Purposes 11The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 11Religious Activities 9Environment/conservation/heritage 3Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 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 1Health and social care 1Transport 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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£189k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
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.
Related organisations
- The Friends of ALL Saints Church, Brightlingsea 3 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- Brightlingsea Museum 1 shared trustee
- The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Chelmsford) 1 shared trustee
- Tendring Community Transport 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group Similar size; both Environment
- Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institute Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.allsaintswithstjamesb-sea.co.uk |
| 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/employmentWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable 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 band 65-69 since 2026
- Vivien Chapmanage band 70-74 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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