THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF VERWOOD

Registered charity 1130729 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VERWOOD PCC

Provision of space for prayers and public worship, including school assemblies. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Promotion and teaching of Christianity through sermons courses, events and meetings etc. Promotion of Christianity and mission of the Church including through provision of services for special groups, distribution of literature etc. Supporting other charities.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dorset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£163k

Latest spending

£152k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £593,659, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £40,000 (representing three months of operating expenses). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £8,149 for the year, driven by a surplus in both unrestricted and restricted funds, despite an unrealised loss on investment assets. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned giving (44% of income)

“Planned giving 71,793” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months operating expenses (reserves figure: £594k)

“The target minimum reserve for Unrestricted funds is £40,000, as, based on costs in 2024 and 25, this represents approximately three months operating expenses.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

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: 35

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

Volunteers: 35
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 33

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Ann Bale
BARBARA ANN WALTON
BERYL ANN GREENHALGH
Duncan Geoffrey Moss · trustee of 1 other charity
Elizabeth Julia Ingram
JOHN WEAVER
JULIA CARYLL PALMER
Jean Pamela Steele
Martyn John Hancock
NEIL RICHARD GIBSON
Nigel John Beacham
RO GREEN
ROBIN CHARLES MORGAN LLM
STEPHEN GREENHALGH
STEPHEN RAE WALTON

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£163k	£152k
31/12/2024	£333k	£164k
31/12/2023	£136k	£168k
31/12/2022	£163k	£153k
31/12/2021	£116k	£143k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF VERWOOD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £593,659, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £40,000 (representing three months of operating expenses). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £8,149 for the year, driven by a surplus in both unrestricted and restricted funds, despite an unrealised loss on investment assets. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/05/2011	£10k	Upgrade of Verwood Parish Centre

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
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£15k

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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 VERWOOD	£163k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PORTISHEAD FY2025	£314k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, FULWOOD FY2025	£97k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WITH HOLY TRINITY, WANDSWORTH FY2025	£552k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER FY2025	£230k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN AND ST CHAD, BREWOOD FY2025	£146k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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