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.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£890k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £880,741 against total expenditure of £957,250, resulting in a net deficit of £47,804. However, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £1,135,000, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £123,000, and the trustees consider the church to be in a strong financial position to meet its ongoing commitments.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payments to Tiger Cubs Preschool (TCP) for secondment of Additional Needs Co-ordinator.
“In 2024 the church made payments of £7,230 (2023: £2,528) to TCP under the terms of this Secondment Agreement.” — page 26
“Anne-Marie Prescott, a PCC member from July 2024 was, together with her husband, in receipt of Mission Partner funding of £20,000 from the church paid via OMF International (UK).” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mission Partner funding paid to Anne-Marie Prescott (PCC member) via OMF International.
“In 2024 the church made payments of £7,230 (2023: £2,528) to TCP under the terms of this Secondment Agreement.” — page 26
“Anne-Marie Prescott, a PCC member from July 2024 was, together with her husband, in receipt of Mission Partner funding of £20,000 from the church paid via OMF International (UK).” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift to Rev Stuart Silk upon resignation.
“In 2024 the church made payments of £7,230 (2023: £2,528) to TCP under the terms of this Secondment Agreement.” — page 26
“Anne-Marie Prescott, a PCC member from July 2024 was, together with her husband, in receipt of Mission Partner funding of £20,000 from the church paid via OMF International (UK).” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Pensions advice payment to Gribben & Walt Financial Planning Limited (owned by family member of PCC member John Phillips).
“In 2024 the church made payments of £7,230 (2023: £2,528) to TCP under the terms of this Secondment Agreement.” — page 26
“Anne-Marie Prescott, a PCC member from July 2024 was, together with her husband, in receipt of Mission Partner funding of £20,000 from the church paid via OMF International (UK).” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (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 FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £880,741 against total expenditure of £957,250, resulting in a net deficit of £47,804. However, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £1,135,000, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £123,000, and the trustees consider the church to be in a strong financial position to meet its ongoing commitments. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, DENMEAD.

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 ALL SAINTS, DENMEAD FY2024£148k—0below—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS GUILDFORD FY2025£194k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND ALL SAINTS WHALLEY FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S ELY FY2025£462k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NORK WITH BURGH HEATH FY2025£161k—0above—no doubt

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