THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BISHOP HANNINGTON MEMORIAL CHURCH, HOVE

Registered charity 1130527 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BISHOP HANNINGTON MEMORIAL CHURCH PCC, HOVE

The primary objective of Bishop Hannington Memorial Church PCC is the proclamation of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the parish and beyond the mission of the Church.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £511,800 for the year, which was principally driven by a major grant of £658,621 to the connected charity CWT. The underlying operational result excluding this exceptional item was a surplus, though the trustees anticipate that annual deficits will recur once vacant staff posts are filled, likely using up existing reserves over the next two to three years.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• James Hannington Memorial Trust — “Through the charitable trust, the James Hannington Memorial Trust , the church gives money and other resources to support go spel work in m…” (source page)

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Nick Tuckerchair
• Alison McCauley
• Christine Jennifer Dalton
• Christopher Gurtler
• David Thomas Payne
• Debra Jakeman
• Donald Edgar Bawtree · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr John Denithorne Marshall · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN EDWARD PUTTOCK · trustee of 4 other charities
• Janet Davis
• Jonathan Warden Sharp · trustee of 1 other charity
• Judith Bawtree
• Kim Batchellor
• Lloyd Etheridge
• MR GEOFF PAYNE
• MRS SUE SLAMO
• Martine Beverley Forrest · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nigel Sarjudeen · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev David Alexander Howarth
• Terence Leslie Sweetman
• Trevor David Cristin

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

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