THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SWANMORE

Registered charity 1128899 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF SWANMORE, ST BARNABAS

Religious activities for general public/mankind through services by provision of buildings/facilities and open space. Grants are made to other organisations

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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£191k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £32,326 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £25,027. The document notes that planned giving remained steady and the parish share was paid in full, indicating stable operational funding. However, the Property Report highlights ongoing maintenance challenges, including damp issues and the need for future roof and gutter repairs, which may impact future expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media 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: 40
Government income: £1,250 — grants £1,250 (2); under 1% of the £190,722 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £1,700 — grants £1,700 (3); 1% of the £161,641 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £143,413 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 06/12/2024, 36 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Sandra Dawn Matthewschair
ANDREW JOHN WILKINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
Allison May Gurry
Caroline Jane Vost
David Lawrence Bakewell
David MarK Lee
Dorothy Ann Holubinka
Douglas David Emmett
Helen Elizabeth Dyer
Jennifer Ann Frampton
John Sharpe
Mrs Jenny Sharpe
Rev Elizabeth Mary Quinn
Rev Emma Dominique Copinger Andersen
Rev Jill Kingston · trustee of 1 other charity
Virginia Joan Maunder
Wendy Anne Horn

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£191k	£158k
31/12/2024	£162k	£147k
31/12/2023	£143k	£144k
31/12/2022	£132k	£122k
31/12/2021	£114k	£105k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SWANMORE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £32,326 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £25,027. The document notes that planned giving remained steady and the parish share was paid in full, indicating stable operational funding. However, the Property Report highlights ongoing maintenance challenges, including damp issues and the need for future roof and gutter repairs, which may impact future expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS', LINSLADE.

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 ST BARNABAS, SWANMORE	£191k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS', LINSLADE FY2025	£152k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SOUTHFIELDS FY2025	£125k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, CLAPHAM COMMON FY2025	£207k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, HOMERTON FY2025	£199k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SWANLAND FY2025	£98k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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