THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERSBROOK ST GABRIEL
Church of England Religious activities
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £48,694 at year-end, which the PCC confirms is above its policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted payments. The charity reported a net expenditure of £23,037 for the year, largely driven by £93,000 in expenditure on community hall improvements funded by grants and events.
What the accounts disclose
“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds [if possible], which equates to approximately 3 months unrestricted payments, to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time.” — page 19
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest 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: 80
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 25
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 01/11/2024, 1 day after the 31/10/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Rev martyn hawkeschair
- Anthony Fallowfield
- Catherine Spencer Ellis
- DAVID PLUMBLEY
- Henry Lau
- KEVIN OLIVER THOMAS
- MICHAEL ALAN SMITH
- Nana Osei-Bobie
- Nanette Riley
- Rev Amy Rose Taylor
- Teresa Ellen Smith
- Thomas Ian Thomson
- Willa Jane Wyvill King
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £204k | £227k |
| 31/12/2024 | £191k | £192k |
| 31/12/2023 | £145k | £162k |
| 31/12/2022 | £147k | £118k |
| 31/12/2021 | £121k | £112k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERSBROOK ST GABRIEL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £48,694 at year-end, which the PCC confirms is above its policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted payments. The charity reported a net expenditure of £23,037 for the year, largely driven by £93,000 in expenditure on community hall improvements funded by grants and events. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/02/2025 | £15k | St Gabriel's Community Hall Development |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/05/2014 | £3k | "Soldiers Stories-Investigating the Memorials of St GabrielÂ’s" |
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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 ALDERSBROOK ST GABRIEL | £204k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, QUEENS PARK, BRIGHTON | £129k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, LITTLEWORTH | £101k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CUTHBERT'S CHURCH | £683k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DENYS, PORTSWOOD | £131k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, ALFRISTON WITH LULLINGTON | £158k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |