PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WADHURST

Registered charity 1132389 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PETER & ST PAUL PCC, WADHURST

Religious activities. St Peter & St Paul, Wadhurst

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Latest income

£637k

Latest spending

£299k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted income was £249,067 against unrestricted expenditure of £174,816, resulting in a net movement in funds of £70,904. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £517,217, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately three months' worth of unrestricted payments. The trustees report concern regarding the fall in routine income necessary to cover ongoing overheads, despite the charity remaining solvent.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted payments (held: £517k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds (excluding property) which equates to approximately 3 months’ worth of unrestricted payments as contingency against unforeseen situations.” — 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.

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

Total income

£637k

Total spending

£299k

Reserves (reported)

£116k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% 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).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (27/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Dr Paul Ronald Ratcliffchair
Anne Brignell
Anthony Dunnett
CHRISTINE Patricia BITHELL
Dr Heather Jane Ratcliff
John Leonard William Fuller
John Michael Hardcastle
Lynda Joy Wight
Mary Everdell Burstow
PAUL ADRIAN STEPHENS
Penny Dobson
Peter Barrie Thompson · trustee of 1 other charity
Right Honourable Paul Kenneth Burstow
Ruth Elizabeth Dunnett
Theodore Alex David Farringdon

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	£637k	£299k
31/12/2024	£290k	£299k
31/12/2023	£241k	£210k
31/12/2022	£238k	£269k
31/12/2021	£227k	£242k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted income was £249,067 against unrestricted expenditure of £174,816, resulting in a net movement in funds of £70,904. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £517,217, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately three months' worth of unrestricted payments. The trustees report concern regarding the fall in routine income necessary to cover ongoing overheads, despite the charity remaining solvent. 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
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST	1	£400

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. PETER, FORMBY.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WADHURST	£637k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY FY2025	£365k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, BLANDFORD FORUM FY2024	£260k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CLAPHAM FY2025	£189k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WESTCLIFF ST PETER FY2024	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, ADDLESTONE FY2024	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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