THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARDS ON SEA, ST LEONARD AND ST ETHELBURGA

Registered charity 1132025 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST LEONARD AND ST ETHELBURGA PCC, ST LEONARDS PCC, ST LEONARDS ON SEA, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARDS, ST LEONARDS ON SEA, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARDS, ST LEONARDS ON SEA ST LEONARD AND ST ETHELBURGA

Regular public worship open to all. Provision of sacred space. Pastoral work. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Provision of youth clubs with a Christian ethos. Promotion of Christianity through events, meetings and literature. Promoting the church mission through activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers. Supporting other charities in 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: Hastings, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£117k

Latest spending

£100k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £16,636 for the year, with total unrestricted funds reaching £175,340. The trustees report that the charity is meeting its operational costs and maintaining its building, although it notes a future plan to merge with another church. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern about the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 3.2% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Raising funds 3 (3,144) - (3,144) (3,574)” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two months of unrestricted working expenses (reserves figure: £175k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds (excluding property) which equates to approximately two month’s worth of unrestricted working expenses as contingency against unforeseen situations. For 2025 this was £10,247 plus staffing costs of £14,243.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“It is the medium-term plan of the Diocese of Chichester to merge the Church with St Matthew's Church in St Leonards on Sea to form a new benefice.” — 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.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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

Volunteers: 62

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

Volunteers: 59

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

Volunteers: 71

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Amanda Jayne Soan
Annette Passley
David Fletcher
GILLIAN MARY BENGE
JANET MARGARET CRAWFORD
JOHN LYTTLE
Nichola Jenner
Patricia Johnson
RUTH JANET HINE
Rev MATTHEW JOHN FOY · trustee of 2 other charities
Sue Anderson
THOMAS HARRISON

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£117k	£100k
31/12/2024	£78k	£71k
31/12/2023	£105k	£87k
31/12/2022	£91k	£82k
31/12/2021	£70k	£70k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARDS ON SEA, ST LEONARD AND ST ETHELBURGA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £16,636 for the year, with total unrestricted funds reaching £175,340. The trustees report that the charity is meeting its operational costs and maintaining its building, although it notes a future plan to merge with another church. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern about the accounts. Its FY2025 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 ST MARGARET, LEIGH ON SEA.

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 LEONARDS ON SEA, ST LEONARD AND ST ETHELBURGA	£117k	—	0	above	3.2%	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, LEIGH ON SEA FY2025	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST UPPER ST LEONARDS ON SEA FY2025	£118k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST. MARY MAGDALEN AND ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA FY2025	£129k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CHICHESTER FY2025	£229k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN WITH SAINT JAMES, WEST EALING FY2025	£397k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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