THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, WESTBOURNE IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER

Registered charity 1130732 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESTBOURNE PCC

Regular public worship open to all

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 · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£160k

Latest spending

£154k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £5,041, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £50,367. This balance is reported to be in line with the PCC's policy target of maintaining three to four months of unrestricted payments. The charity also holds designated funds of £79,000 and restricted funds of £14,560, bringing total net assets to £143,927.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The cash balance of £50,367 held on unrestricted funds at the year end, together with the amounts payable to and by the PCC, was in line with this target.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: PCC members made personal donations totalling £13,077 to PCC funds.

“During the year members of the PCC made personal donations totalling £13,077 (2024: £13,237) to PCC funds (not including the Gift Aid recovered).” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 policy and procedures
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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: 77

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

Volunteers: 60
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: 70

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (07/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (07/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Andrew Peter Charles Doyechair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANDREW CHARLES ROBERT TURNER
Andrew Jonathan Norton
Carol Stupple
Fiona Jacqueline GREVILLE
JANE WILKINSON
Jeannette Shelagh Moyse
Julia Jane Neill Gordon Lennox
MARJORIE CAMERON KIPLING
MICHAEL STUART DRIVER
Mrs Angie Leggett
Philippa Lane
Susan Miriam Peake Young

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

Operates in: Hampshire · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£160k	£154k
31/12/2024	£225k	£227k
31/12/2023	£180k	£188k
31/12/2022	£177k	£176k
31/12/2021	£112k	£135k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, WESTBOURNE IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £5,041, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £50,367. This balance is reported to be in line with the PCC's policy target of maintaining three to four months of unrestricted payments. The charity also holds designated funds of £79,000 and restricted funds of £14,560, bringing total net assets to £143,927. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, WESTBOURNE IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER	£160k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST WEST BYFLEET FY2025	£171k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WARWICK FY2025	£153k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, WICK, DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER. FY2025	£114k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE FY2025	£882k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN & ST NICHOLAS FY2025	£138k	—	above	—	no doubt

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