THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CREWKERNE

Registered charity 1127639 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST BARTHOLOMEW'S, CREWKERNE

Regular public worship open to all. Providing space for personal prayer, contemplation Pastoral work inc visiting sick /bereaved. Christian teaching - sermons courses small groups. Religious school assemblies Promotion of Christianity via staging events meetings distribution of literature Promoting Christian mission by providing different activities for interest groups. Support to other charities

Objects

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

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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

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Latest income

£88k

Latest spending

£152k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £82,445 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a £17,956 loss on investments and legal costs associated with a legacy dispute. Despite the deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £337,455, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of holding no less than £20,000 in unrestricted cash. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months’ of unrestricted expenditure (held: £337k)

“The PCC has determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £20,000 (which equates to two months’ of unrestricted expenditure)” — page 5

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Ann Cossins
Ann Phyllis Caddy
Charlotte Louise Duncan-Smith
Christine Lesley Anne Newman
Denyze Mary Elizabeth Harris · trustee of 1 other charity
Derek Anthony Wood
Diana Felicity Brown
Diane McWilliam
Elizabeth Brierley · trustee of 1 other charity
Kevin David Province · trustee of 1 other charity
Nigel Robinson Bennett
Paul Anthony John Cleden
Philippa Louise Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Christopher James Davis · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Richard David Newman
The Very Revd. Robert Frederick Key
Timothy John Sergeant

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£88k	£152k
31/12/2024	£87k	£170k
31/12/2023	£210k	£106k
31/12/2022	£67k	£88k
31/12/2021	£72k	£89k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CREWKERNE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £82,445 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a £17,956 loss on investments and legal costs associated with a legacy dispute. Despite the deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £337,455, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of holding no less than £20,000 in unrestricted cash. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION	1	£1k

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CREWKERNE	£88k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH CHELTENHAM FY2025	£409k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH ORE FY2024	£185k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER FY2024	£82k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S BISHOPSWORTH FY2025	£202k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER FY2025	£997k	—	above	—	no doubt

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