THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDINGBOURNE BARNHAM AND EASTERGATE

Registered charity 1131523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALDINGBOURNE BARNHAM AND EASTERGATE PCC

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religeous assemblies in schools. Supporting other charities in 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: Arun, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£163k

Latest spending

£165k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £3,752 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £132,685 from £136,437 in the prior year. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £82,389 are in line with the stated policy of maintaining at least six months' unrestricted payments, and resources are considered adequate to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ unrestricted payments (reserves figure: £82k)

“It is the PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible), which is at least six months’ unrestricted payments” — page 7

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
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
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
Trustee expenses 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: 25

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

Volunteers: 50

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Paul Richard Armsteadchair · trustee of 1 other charity
BRADLEY FRANCIS SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
Christopher Michael Wells
Colin Victor Mouque
GARY COURTNADGE
Gillian Linda Angrave
Gillian Rosemary Lambourn
Hazel Martha Houston Stavely
JACKIE REEVES
LESLEY BRYANT · trustee of 2 other charities
MARY CAMERER CUSS
ROBERT ANDREW DUNLOP
Rev GRAHAM REEVES
STEvEN RICHARD MAPLE
Sarah Margaret Nichol
Sarah Tripp · trustee of 1 other charity
William Holder

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	£163k	£165k
31/12/2024	£165k	£165k
31/12/2023	£165k	£150k
31/12/2022	£148k	£162k
31/12/2021	£136k	£125k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDINGBOURNE BARNHAM AND EASTERGATE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £3,752 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £132,685 from £136,437 in the prior year. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £82,389 are in line with the stated policy of maintaining at least six months' unrestricted payments, and resources are considered adequate to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 ST MARY THE VIRGIN ELLAND.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN ELLAND income £35k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BASINGSTOKE income £1.8m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, CORSHAM income £150k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ANSTON income £50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS BINGLEY income £95k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS ROTHERHAM income £297k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDINGBOURNE BARNHAM AND EASTERGATE	£163k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN ELLAND FY2025	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BASINGSTOKE FY2025	£1.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, CORSHAM FY2025	£150k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ANSTON FY2025	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS BINGLEY FY2025	£95k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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