THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LAVANT

Registered charity 1131684 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS WITH ST MARY, LAVANT

Regular public worship. Provision of sacred space for personal prayer. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity Participating in assemblies in schools. Provision of activities with a Christian ethos for young people. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for all. 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.

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

Latest income

£139k

Latest spending

£118k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the overall financial situation shows an improvement over the previous year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £47,377. The Treasurer reports that the charity is not in a position to pay its full parish share of £82,000, having made only a 65% contribution, but notes that reserves are maintained in line with the Charity Commissioners' recommended policy of three to six months' running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned giving (42% of income)

“Planned giving (excl. tax refunds) 58,125”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three-six months’ worth of unrestricted payments (held: £47k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds, which equates to approximately three-six months’ worth of unrestricted payments as contingency against unforeseen situations in line with the Charity Commissioners advice.” — page 4

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

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

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 31/12/2024

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LAVANT (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

CYNTHIA BLADES
Deecie Tester
Frances Talbot
Georgina Bill
Iain Colin Campbell
James Pickford
Jenny Quest
Joanna Osbourn
Joanne Heather
John Wiles
Michael Ian Kingsford
Rev Laura Elizabeth Darrall
Sue Tostevin
Zoe Mann

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	£139k	£118k
31/12/2024	£105k	£101k
31/12/2023	£128k	£162k
31/12/2022	£236k	£272k
31/12/2021	£139k	£93k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LAVANT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the overall financial situation shows an improvement over the previous year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £47,377. The Treasurer reports that the charity is not in a position to pay its full parish share of £82,000, having made only a 65% contribution, but notes that reserves are maintained in line with the Charity Commissioners' recommended policy of three to six months' running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LAVANT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LAVANT as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/11/2022	£10k	Supporting our community and beyond
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	09/03/2022	£73k	"Preserving our Heritage: Community Project For All"
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/10/2021	£10k	An inclusive and welcoming church for our community during and beyond Covid

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 PETER, LECKHAMPTON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON income £180k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS ELLAND income £95k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS, SOUTH CAVE income £168k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH LEYTON income £199k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WITH HOLY TRINITY, WANDSWORTH income £552k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EPPING income £323k

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 LAVANT	£139k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON FY2025	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS ELLAND FY2024	£95k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS, SOUTH CAVE FY2025	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH LEYTON FY2025	£199k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WITH HOLY TRINITY, WANDSWORTH FY2025	£552k	—	above	—	no doubt

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