THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTHBOURNE WITH WEST THORNEY

Registered charity 1130876 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF SOUTHBOURNE WITH WEST THORNEY

Provision of Anglican church services, children's and young people's groups and activities, prayer groups, wide range of clubs and groups for people of all ages and interests, fellowship and social activities, charitable giving within the Church of England, Christian youth work, Christian agency and mission work within the UK and 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

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

Latest income

£243k

Latest spending

£201k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £242,727, resulting in a net surplus of £41,026 for the year. The charity holds total funds of £163,049, with unrestricted reserves of £90,043, which exceeds the stated policy target of £25,000. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the next twelve months, indicating a stable financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £ 25,000 (reserves figure: £90k)

“The trustees have a policy to hold cash reserves of at least £ 25,000 to cover liquidity needs.” — page 5

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.

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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: 80

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

Volunteers: 100
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: 50

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Thomas Iain Robsonchair
Andrew Melvin Hill
Carol Anne Jones
Christine Margaret Liddle
David Brian Williams
Dylan Dalli
Gillian Rosemary Cruickshank
Ian Charles Maclennan · trustee of 1 other charity
James Philip Granado Chester
Julia Mary Collins
Kim Christine Carter
Kylee Jayne Pearce
Malcolm Cornelius Fieldhouse
Maria Rosihina Aminata Carvajal-Neal
Michelle Ann O'Mahony
Sarah Lisbeth Maclennan
Susan Mary Hall

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£243k	£201k
31/12/2024	£177k	£187k
31/12/2023	£183k	£221k
31/12/2022	£206k	£211k
31/12/2021	£216k	£192k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTHBOURNE WITH WEST THORNEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £242,727, resulting in a net surplus of £41,026 for the year. The charity holds total funds of £163,049, with unrestricted reserves of £90,043, which exceeds the stated policy target of £25,000. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the next twelve months, indicating a stable financial position. 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 Heritage Fund	21/09/2016	£97k	"St Nicholas Time Line and East Gable Works"

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WETHERBY WITH LINTON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WETHERBY WITH LINTON income £250k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS, SOUTH CAVE income £168k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCILOF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST HORSLEY,SURREY income £625k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SUTTON income £193k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, WEST HOLLOWAY, LONDON income £275k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF S.ANDREW WEST TARRING income £221k

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 SOUTHBOURNE WITH WEST THORNEY	£243k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WETHERBY WITH LINTON FY2025	£250k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS, SOUTH CAVE FY2025	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCILOF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST HORSLEY,SURREY FY2025	£625k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SUTTON FY2025	£193k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, WEST HOLLOWAY, LONDON FY2025	£275k	—	above	—	no doubt

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