PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF UPPER STOUR
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity had total funds of £189,000 at the end of 2025, an increase from £168,000 in 2024, though the Treasurer described the year as 'still a struggle financially'. Per the trustees' report, the charity was unable to pay the full Parish Share to the Diocese, leaving a significant outstanding balance, and noted that bank fees were increasing due to branch closures.
What the accounts disclose
Trustees
- Rev Graham Southgate PhDchair
- Ashley Gordon Kemp
- CAROLINE WORTHINGTON
- CELIA COTTON
- CHRISTOPHER ERNEST REEVES
- Eleanor Margaret Martin
- George Anthony Bullivant
- Harry Allen
- JANE JOYCE
- JANE LINDSAY PARKER
- Stephen Harris
- Valerie Hazel Rowe
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £110k | £106k |
| 31/12/2024 | £107k | £98k |
| 31/12/2023 | £119k | £161k |
| 31/12/2022 | £102k | £69k |
| 31/12/2021 | £129k | £94k |
Common questions
Is PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF UPPER STOUR financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity had total funds of £189,000 at the end of 2025, an increase from £168,000 in 2024, though the Treasurer described the year as 'still a struggle financially'. Per the trustees' report, the charity was unable to pay the full Parish Share to the Diocese, leaving a significant outstanding balance, and noted that bank fees were increasing due to branch closures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 20/03/2013 | £26k | "Zeals St Martins Pipe Organ Restoration Project" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 01/07/2009 | £40k | "Zeals Church Bells Project" |
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