THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS OF MYRA, BRIGHTON

Registered charity 1131831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST NICHOLAS' PCC, BRIGHTON

Promoting facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and intellectual development, both for its members and for anyone who wishes to benefit from what the church offers; andPromoting Christian values, and service by members of the Church in and to their communities, to the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.

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: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£163k

Latest spending

£131k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £31,624 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward at £25,771. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted reserves represent 2.3 months of budgeted expenditure, which falls within the stated policy range of one to three months. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (69% of income)

“Unrestricted income from donations decreased by £8356 (8.7%) to £87,358 (representing 68.9% of the total unrestricted income).” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one to three months of expenditure (reserves figure: £26k)

“The PCC's policy is that the unrestricted General Fund should be maintained at a minimum level of one month's expenditure and up to a maximum of three months (excluding exceptional items).” — 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest 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: 64
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: 65
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 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 56
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Aiko Sarah Abigail Somers-Harris
Anne Cross
Gavin James Kinsey Bennison
Jane Anita Gray
Jorre Jos Victor Janssens
MARTIN HOUGHTON-BROWN · trustee of 1 other charity
MARTIN THOMAS AUTON-LLOYD · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Fisher
Nicholas Stephen Goldsmith
Nigel Clive Nash MBE
Paul Sawtell
Rachel Chan
Rev Fiona Jane Harrison-Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Simon Brooksbank
Veronica Jane Thomason
Vivienne Linda McKay

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£163k	£131k
31/12/2024	£179k	£196k
31/12/2023	£156k	£140k
31/12/2022	£131k	£118k
31/12/2021	£121k	£114k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS OF MYRA, BRIGHTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £31,624 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward at £25,771. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted reserves represent 2.3 months of budgeted expenditure, which falls within the stated policy range of one to three months. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. 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
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD AND DUNSTALL KEY TRUST	1	£10k
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k
SYLVANUS LYSONS CHARITY	1	£7k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY	1	£5k
HIGHWAY ONE TRUST	1	£5k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE JONATHAN TOWLER FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BIRSTALL & WANLIP.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BIRSTALL & WANLIP income £73k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEWBURY ST NICOLAS income £554k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KNAPHILL WITH BROOKWOOD income £461k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHRISTOPHER, BOURNEMOUTH income £264k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN THAME income £338k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, MARSTON income £400k

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 ST NICHOLAS OF MYRA, BRIGHTON	£163k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BIRSTALL & WANLIP FY2025	£73k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEWBURY ST NICOLAS FY2025	£554k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KNAPHILL WITH BROOKWOOD FY2025	£461k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHRISTOPHER, BOURNEMOUTH FY2025	£264k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN THAME FY2025	£338k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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