PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ANGMERING ST MARGARET

Registered charity 1131362 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAINT MARGARET'S CHURCH

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Latest income

£432k

Latest spending

£451k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £18,791 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £537,416 from £556,207 the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves of £399,149 remain significantly in excess of the stated reserves policy target of £163,000. The PCC anticipates utilising these reserves over the next five years to cover projected operating deficits and renovation costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months general payments plus designated amounts for known future repair projects (held: £399k)

“The PCC reserves policy is to maintain a balance of unrestricted funds which equates to approximately 3 months general payments plus designated amounts for known future repair projects to church premises and equipment.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation to connected charity

“The William Older School Charity is connected to the PCC as the Church Wardens and the Reverend Canon Mark Standen are trustees. During the year £7,368 (2024: £7,152) was donated to this charity for St Margaret's Church of England Primary School.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£585k

Total spending

£397k

Cost of raising funds

£8k

Reserves (reported)

£294k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/06/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev MARK JONATHAN STANDENchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alison Claire Faulkner
Alison Joy Ward
Andrea Hardisty
Antony James Munday
Clive Osmond · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Christopher Paul Wild
Dr Jacob Samuel White
Duncan Robert Mackrill
JOANNA SYLVIA MAXTED
JOHN HAROLD ROBERTS
Jacqueline Anne Johnson
James Nicholl · trustee of 2 other charities
John BAWLER FCA
Joseph Martin Wisener
Moira Pauline Bernice Maun
Nathanael Edmund Gillett
Neil Eric Kenneth Giles
Rev Benjamin Graham Martin
Robert John Elvy Chambers
Susan Mary Pauley
Susan Stamp

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	£432k	£451k
31/12/2024	£585k	£397k
31/12/2023	£404k	£340k
31/12/2022	£339k	£310k
31/12/2021	£299k	£270k

Common questions

Is PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ANGMERING ST MARGARET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £18,791 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £537,416 from £556,207 the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves of £399,149 remain significantly in excess of the stated reserves policy target of £163,000. The PCC anticipates utilising these reserves over the next five years to cover projected operating deficits and renovation costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.