THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KNAPHILL WITH BROOKWOOD
Regular public worship; providing sacred space for prayer; pastoral work; teaching of Christianity; religious assemblies in schools; youth work with Christian ethos; promotion of Christianity through events & meetings; promoting whole mission of the Church through activities for senior citizens, parents & toddlers, children & other special needs groups; supporting other UK & overseas charities
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £46,053 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £224,833. This reserve level is above the PCC's stated policy target of maintaining three months' running costs plus £50,000 for working capital. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the financial statements.
What the accounts disclose
“We seek to ensure that our unrestricted general fund reserve does not fall below the approximate equivalent of three months’ total running costs as well as keeping £50,000 for working capital purposes.”
“20 PCC members and their families gave the church a total of £117,924 (excluding gift aid) over the year” — page 28
“The ordinary share capital (2 shares) of Holy Trinity Pre-School Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (registered number 06295276) is owned by two members of PCC acting as nominees for the PCC.” — page 29
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 75
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 75
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 120
- Government income: £450 — grants £450 (1); under 1% of the £308,416 total gross income on the same return
Corporate structure
- Trading subsidiary: HOLY TRINITY PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED Companies House 06295276
- Equity: £2
- Average employees: 16
Trustees
- Rev Neil James Hopkinschair
- Andrew Christopher Huggett
- Caroline Sarah Louise Bowen
- Jill Isobel Robson
- Jon Robert Darley
- Joseph Oliver Evans
- Karen Nicola Moses
- Kevin Lee Grieve
- Mary Rosalind Smith
- Michael Peter Veness
- Michelle Louise Slater
- Paul David Hamilton Simmons
- ROBERT JOHN BAILEY
- Rev JULIE LEVETT
- Thomas Eilir Oliver Bowen
- Wayne Jonathan Halls
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £461k | £397k |
| 31/12/2024 | £340k | £347k |
| 31/12/2023 | £308k | £310k |
| 31/12/2022 | £346k | £297k |
| 31/12/2021 | £300k | £245k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KNAPHILL WITH BROOKWOOD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £46,053 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £224,833. This reserve level is above the PCC's stated policy target of maintaining three months' running costs plus £50,000 for working capital. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 01/04/2018 | £11k | ALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund |
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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 KNAPHILL WITH BROOKWOOD | £461k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. | £516k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEAD | £435k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WICKHAM MARKET | £92k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY BROOKFIELD, LONDON | £308k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST NICHOLAS KENILWORTH | £213k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |