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The Parochial Church Council of Godalming Minster

Registered charity 1128305 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUSBRIDGE CHURCH, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUSBRIDGE

Parochial Church Council

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Latest income
£843k
Latest spending
£910k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £212,129 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £3,981,643 to £3,769,514. Unrestricted reserves increased to £731,002, which the trustees note is sufficient to meet unrestricted expenses for at least six months. The charity confirms it is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £731k)
“The aim is to hold sufficient unrestricted funds to meet the unrestricted expenses of the PCC for at least six months in case of a substantial fall in income - this is approximately £300,000 on an ongoing basis.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“During the year 16 (2023 - 21) trustees gave a total of £46,875 (2023 - £63,425) in donations to the church.” — page 37
“Jacob Taylor, son of Simon Taylor (Rector), continued to provide audio visual services to the charity in 2024 under a contract for services.” — page 37
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services provided by Rector's son
“During the year 16 (2023 - 21) trustees gave a total of £46,875 (2023 - £63,425) in donations to the church.” — page 37
“Jacob Taylor, son of Simon Taylor (Rector), continued to provide audio visual services to the charity in 2024 under a contract for services.” — page 37
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Employment of Rector's son
“During the year 16 (2023 - 21) trustees gave a total of £46,875 (2023 - £63,425) in donations to the church.” — page 37
“Jacob Taylor, son of Simon Taylor (Rector), continued to provide audio visual services to the charity in 2024 under a contract for services.” — page 37
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Employment of Warden's wife
“During the year 16 (2023 - 21) trustees gave a total of £46,875 (2023 - £63,425) in donations to the church.” — page 37
“Jacob Taylor, son of Simon Taylor (Rector), continued to provide audio visual services to the charity in 2024 under a contract for services.” — page 37
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore (South) LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£843k
Total spending
£910k
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£643k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~8.5 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 (72% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£843k£910k
31/12/2024£982k£1.0m
31/12/2023£576k£689k
31/12/2022£609k£666k
31/12/2021£487k£573k

Common questions

Is The Parochial Church Council of Godalming Minster financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £212,129 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £3,981,643 to £3,769,514. Unrestricted reserves increased to £731,002, which the trustees note is sufficient to meet unrestricted expenses for at least six months. The charity confirms it is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore (South) LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERSHOT SAINT MICHAEL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Parochial Church Council of Godalming Minster£843k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERSHOT SAINT MICHAEL FY2024£331k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' LALEHAM FY2025£375k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEWDIGATE FY2025£120k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEW MALDEN & COOMBE, CHRIST CHURCH & ST JOHN'S FY2025£433k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' CHURCH POOLE FY2025£146k—0unclear—no doubt

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