THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY, SOUTHAMPTON

Registered charity 1126950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTHAMPTON CITY CENTRE PCC, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTHAMPTON CITY CENTRE

We are a Church of England Parish in the City Centre of Southampton. Our activities centre around worship, prayer and mission within the local community and elsewhere.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: SOUTHAMPTON CITY CENTRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southampton, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£846k

Latest spending

£813k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £226,103, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £126,000 (three months' running costs). The charity reported a net income surplus of £32,239 for the year, with total income of £846,419 against expenditure of £813,196.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £226k)

“It is the PCC's policy to maintain unrestricted and designated funds at a level that will enable the PCC to cover its ongoing direct charitable expenditure and its management and administration costs. This should be at least three months' running costs.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Emma Du Croz received remuneration of £36,936 and pension contributions of £915 for her role as Operations Director. Holly Catto and Peter Holt received small payments for car parking steward services.

“During the year Emma received remuneration of £36,936 (2024: £35,690) and employer pension contributions of £915 (2024: £884) for her role as Operations director.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Emma Du Croz received remuneration as Operations Director.

“During the year Emma received remuneration of £36,936 (2024: £35,690) and employer pension contributions of £915 (2024: £884) for her role as Operations director.” — page 22

“C Delve is a designated Member of Frog Consultants LLP. During the year services totalling £1,710 were purchased from the LLP.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Services purchased from Frog Consultants LLP, where C Delve is a member.

“During the year Emma received remuneration of £36,936 (2024: £35,690) and employer pension contributions of £915 (2024: £884) for her role as Operations director.” — page 22

“C Delve is a designated Member of Frog Consultants LLP. During the year services totalling £1,710 were purchased from the LLP.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Holly Catto paid for car parking steward services.

“During the year Emma received remuneration of £36,936 (2024: £35,690) and employer pension contributions of £915 (2024: £884) for her role as Operations director.” — page 22

“C Delve is a designated Member of Frog Consultants LLP. During the year services totalling £1,710 were purchased from the LLP.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Peter Holt paid for car parking steward services.

“During the year Emma received remuneration of £36,936 (2024: £35,690) and employer pension contributions of £915 (2024: £884) for her role as Operations director.” — page 22

“C Delve is a designated Member of Frog Consultants LLP. During the year services totalling £1,710 were purchased from the LLP.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The following area of weakness was identified:- - Services rendered by any trustee must be approved by the PCC board prior to taking place.

“The following area of weakness was identified:- - Services rendered by any trustee must be approved by the PCC board prior to taking place.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 67
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 313
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 359
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£846k

Total spending

£813k

Reserves (reported)

£481k

Employees

16

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Delve
Chris Tsoi
Dr Ben Thomas
Edwin Jonathan Pugh-Smith
Emma Du Croz
Holly Catto
Jonathan Ah-Chuen
Michelle Morris
Naomi Selim
Peter Holt
Simon Hargreaves
Tim Bird
Zed Kundishora

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£846k	£813k
31/12/2024	£627k	£625k
31/12/2023	£627k	£625k
31/12/2022	£520k	£545k
31/12/2021	£532k	£486k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY, SOUTHAMPTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £226,103, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £126,000 (three months' running costs). The charity reported a net income surplus of £32,239 for the year, with total income of £846,419 against expenditure of £813,196. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	27/08/2025	£1k	CF - Bridge the gap - Saints Youth
UK government	07/09/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/05/2020	£10k	Saint Marys Food Bank

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY, SOUTHAMPTON	£846k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH ST MARYS ECCLESFIELD FY2025	£97k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, WISTASTON FY2025	£141k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, GREENHITHE FY2025	£83k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, DRAYTON IN HALES FY2025	£205k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, QUEENS PARK, BRIGHTON FY2025	£129k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.