The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chanctonbury

Registered charity 1132309 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASHINGTON PCC, WEST SUSSEX, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, ASHINGTON, WEST SUSSEX

Regular public worship open to all. Teaching of Christianity through sermons,courses and small groups. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and meetings and activities for all ages. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £309,031 at the end of 2025, which is significantly above the PCC's stated policy target of approximately £141,000 (equivalent to three months of unrestricted expenditure). The charity reported a net income of £34,380 for the year, with total funds increasing to £340,838, indicating a stable financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its 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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev James di Castiglionechair
• ANTHONY DAVID JEREMY RAY
• Carolyn Deane
• Dr John Petherick Yeo
• Dr Roderick Alistair Ewen
• George Bryans
• John Harold King
• Judith Ironmonger
• Lydie Badcock
• Mark Binney · trustee of 3 other charities
• Melissa Drinkwater
• Patrick Utting
• Peter Gamon
• Rev Colin Frampton
• Rev Patrick Donovan
• Susan Vaughan

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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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 JAMES, CHORLEY.

• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY income £125k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN'S, WHEATHAMPSTEAD AND ST PETER'S, GUSTARD WOOD income £242k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NORTH ABINGDON income £1.3m
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DIONIS, PARSONS GREEN income £501k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WARGRAVE WITH KNOWL HILL income £203k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST THE SERVANT KING, HIGH WYCOMBE income £168k

Side by side with its peers

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