THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW'S PARISH CHURCH, BENNETT ROAD,BOURNEMOUTH
Christian teaching for adults+children.Baptisms,weddings,funerals.Prayer support.Church-run community activities.Youth club/drop-in,parent and toddler group + a conversation group for International students promote social cohesion.Hardship Fund for discretionary one-off sums to mitigate hardship within parish and also to support church members.10% of annual income given to other charitable causes.
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 net deficit of £29,523 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a reduction in Strategic Development Funding. Per the trustees' report, total funds decreased to £652,280, though unrestricted reserves of £648,311 remain significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £65,000.
What the accounts disclose
“The PCC aims to maintain free reserves equivalent to approximately three months of operating expenditure (around £65,000).” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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
- 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: 92
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 79
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 70
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 31/12/2025 (received 03/11/2026, 3 days after the 31/10/2026 due date).
Trustees
- Benjamin James Lodge
- Briony Elizabeth Sidlow
- CARMELA MARIA GRAZIA FEDERICO
- Douglas Desmond Smith
- Dr Emmanuel Olisaebuka Udezue
- Dr Louise Pamela Mary Parkin
- Emma Charlotte Smith
- HOWARD TREVOR MARTIN KENWARD
- John Alan George Sivewright
- Jonathan Murray Calvert
- Katherine May Hodkinson
- Katy Jennifer Elder
- Neil Anthony Carrington
- Polly Brown
- Rev Thomas Hodkinson
- Russell Frederick Clarke
- Samuel Joseph Douglas Parkin
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £244k | £273k |
| 31/12/2024 | £334k | £350k |
| 31/12/2023 | £225k | £167k |
| 31/12/2022 | £148k | £119k |
| 31/12/2021 | £116k | £70k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW'S PARISH CHURCH, BENNETT ROAD,BOURNEMOUTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £29,523 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a reduction in Strategic Development Funding. Per the trustees' report, total funds decreased to £652,280, though unrestricted reserves of £648,311 remain significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £65,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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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 ST ANDREW'S PARISH CHURCH, BENNETT ROAD,BOURNEMOUTH | £244k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW'S, GORLESTON-ON-SEA | £96k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLAND | £490k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, NOTTINGHAM | £212k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EATON ST ANDREW | £137k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BIDEFORD | £196k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |