THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WIVELSFIELD

Registered charity 1130751 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WIVELSFIELD PCC

Regular public worship open to all; provision of sacred space for personal prayer & contemplation, pastoral work, teaching of Christianity by various means; provision of a youth club with a Christian ethos, promoting the whole mission of the Church through events & meetings & distribution of literature; provision of activities for special need groups; supporting other charities in UK & overseas.

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

Latest income

£133k

Latest spending

£132k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £322,062 exceed the charity's stated policy target of maintaining at least three months' worth of normal expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £473 for the year, with total income of £132,790 largely derived from donations and legacies. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation or indicating non-compliance with accounting requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least three months’ worth of our normal expenditure as contingency against unforeseen situations (reserves figure: £322k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds (excluding property} which equates to at least three months’ worth of our normal expenditure as contingency against unforeseen situations.” — page 6

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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)

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: 50
Government income: £2,500 — grants £2,500 (1); 2% of the £132,791 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £2,500 — grants £2,500 (1); 2% of the £131,882 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £2,500 — grants £2,500 (1); 2% of the £145,390 total gross income on the same return

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Burch
Charlotte Elizabeth Florence Hill
DAVID SAMUEL WHITE DIP TH
David Robert Pidgeon
Jane Margaret Hill
LESLEY JOSEPHINE WALE
Rev Christopher John Powell
Robert Wood
Sheila Blair
Susan Christel Neatherway
Susan Joan Welch

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Sierra Leone

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£133k	£132k
31/12/2024	£132k	£154k
31/12/2023	£145k	£174k
31/12/2022	£107k	£117k
31/12/2021	£103k	£125k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WIVELSFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £322,062 exceed the charity's stated policy target of maintaining at least three months' worth of normal expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £473 for the year, with total income of £132,790 largely derived from donations and legacies. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation or indicating non-compliance with accounting requirements. 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 ST PETER & ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WIVELSFIELD	£133k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN & ST NICHOLAS FY2025	£138k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COWFOLD FY2025	£46k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WELLINGBOROUGH FY2025	£90k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN WITH SAINT JAMES, WEST EALING FY2025	£397k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PORTISHEAD FY2025	£314k	—	above	—	no doubt

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