THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BROCKENHURST

Registered charity 1131796 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BROCKENHURST PCC

Promotion of Christianity through public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. The provision of youth groups with a Christian ethos. 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: New Forest, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£282k

Latest spending

£261k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £141,117 at year-end, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £69,000 (three times average monthly expenditure). The trustees note that future income is vulnerable to an ageing congregation, which might make it difficult to maintain funding levels to cover planned expenditure in the next five to ten years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned giving (47% of income)

“Planned income amounted to £133,350 (47% of income).” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three times the average monthly cash expenditure (reserves figure: £141k)

“The reserves policy is to keep a cash (or cash equivalent) reserve of three times the average monthly cash expenditure.” — page 9

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
Financial reserves 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

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: 40

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

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £1,108 — grants £1,108 (1); under 1% of the £288,002 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 80
Government income: £8,316 — grants £8,316 (1); 3% of the £276,433 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Simon Frank Eric Newhamchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Angela Swann
DAPHNE ELIZABETH DODWELL
Jane Patricia Forrest
Janet Theresa Lilian Ward
Jeremy Moss
Jo Plummer
John Merrick Pearson
Martin Fletcher
PETER JOHN LAY
Paul Austin Pearse
Pauline Marion Brown
Rosalind Norah Waight
TIMOTHY HENRY WARNER DODWELL

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£282k	£261k
31/12/2024	£288k	£278k
31/12/2023	£276k	£259k
31/12/2022	£246k	£275k
31/12/2021	£264k	£220k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £141,117 at year-end, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £69,000 (three times average monthly expenditure). The trustees note that future income is vulnerable to an ageing congregation, which might make it difficult to maintain funding levels to cover planned expenditure in the next five to ten years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST	1	£88k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£500

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 JOHN BUCKHURST HILL.

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 BROCKENHURST	£282k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN BUCKHURST HILL FY2025	£410k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, BILLINGSHURST, DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER FY2025	£190k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. FY2025	£516k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PORTISHEAD FY2025	£314k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND SAINT STEPHEN'S, BRISTOL FY2025	£206k	—	above	—	no doubt

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