THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LINDFIELD

Registered charity 1131687 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALL SAINTS LINDFIELD PCC

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer. Pastoral work. Teaching of Christianity. Religious assemblies schools. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and distribution of literature. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through the provision of activities for the local community. 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: Mid Sussex, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£890k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £1,544,361, which is above the stated policy target of approximately two months of unrestricted payments. The charity reports a strong financial position with total income of £1,294,814 and a net movement in funds of £370,947 for the year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability 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: approximately two months of unrestricted payments (reserves figure: £1.5m)
“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted fund (excluding property) which equates to approximately two months of unrestricted payments, as contingency against unforeseen situations.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ashley Bence, the husband of Catherine Bence, a PCC member from April 2024, was employed by the Church as Facilities Manager and received remuneration of £38,400 (2024: £37,250) plus an 8% pension contribution in 2025.
“Ashley Bence, the husband of Catherine Bence, a PCC member from April 2024, was employed by the Church as Facilities Manager and received remuneration of £38,400 (2024: £37,250) plus an 8% pension contribution in 2025.” — page 28
“Anne-Marie Prescott, a PCC member from July 2024 was, together with her husband, in receipt of Mission Partner funding of £20,000 (2024: £20,000) from the church paid via OMF International (UK).” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Anne-Marie Prescott, a PCC member from July 2024 was, together with her husband, in receipt of Mission Partner funding of £20,000 (2024: £20,000) from the church paid via OMF International (UK).
“Ashley Bence, the husband of Catherine Bence, a PCC member from April 2024, was employed by the Church as Facilities Manager and received remuneration of £38,400 (2024: £37,250) plus an 8% pension contribution in 2025.” — page 28
“Anne-Marie Prescott, a PCC member from July 2024 was, together with her husband, in receipt of Mission Partner funding of £20,000 (2024: £20,000) from the church paid via OMF International (UK).” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

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: 400
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

  • Volunteers: 400
  • Government income: £20,643 — grants £20,643 (1); 2% of the £880,741 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 442
  • Government income: £12,928 — grants £12,928 (3); 2% of the £796,884 total gross income on the same return

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£890k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~20.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.3m£890k
31/12/2024£881k£957k
31/12/2023£797k£730k
31/12/2022£777k£791k
31/12/2021£787k£669k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LINDFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £1,544,361, which is above the stated policy target of approximately two months of unrestricted payments. The charity reports a strong financial position with total income of £1,294,814 and a net movement in funds of £370,947 for the year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LINDFIELD£1.3m—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. CHAD, LICHFIELD FY2025£117k£15,2840above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, SPALDING, LINCOLNSHIRE FY2025£162k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ALDRIDGE, DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD FY2025£528k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS ELLAND FY2024£95k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PORTISHEAD FY2025£314k—0above—no doubt

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