THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FARNBOROUGH IN THE DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER, KENT

Registered charity 1132526 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PARISH OF FARNBOROUGH, ST GILES THE ABBOT AND ST NICHOLAS, PCC

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Latest income

£399k

Latest spending

£321k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the parish achieved a net incoming resource surplus of £80,371 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with St. Giles recording a surplus of £69,847 and St. Nicholas a surplus of £10,523. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are maintained in line with policy, with St. Nicholas holding general funds equating to 50% of annual revenue expenditure and St. Giles maintaining balances approximately equal to six months of unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.4m)

“It is the PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (less fixed assets) which equates approximately to six months unrestricted expenditure. This was achieved as at 31st December 2025.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Matthew James Hugheschair
Adele Cooke
Andrew Thomas Bailey
CLAIRE RUTH COULDRIDGE
Carol A Stokes
Carol Ann Fryer
Christine Mary Hallett
David John Stokes
Diane Lesley Stiff
Gill Knapp
Irene J Dancer
Jayne Anne Calvert · trustee of 1 other charity
John Charles Kelly
Julia Marguerite Parker Hoadley · trustee of 1 other charity
Lynn Paula Kelly
Matthew Paul Felstead
Nicholas Jolliffe
Rev Stephen Broadie
Richard Butterworth
Stewart Lee Hutson

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£399k	£321k
31/12/2024	£344k	£324k
31/12/2023	£334k	£295k
31/12/2022	£342k	£282k
31/12/2021	£348k	£277k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FARNBOROUGH IN THE DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER, KENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the parish achieved a net incoming resource surplus of £80,371 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with St. Giles recording a surplus of £69,847 and St. Nicholas a surplus of £10,523. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are maintained in line with policy, with St. Nicholas holding general funds equating to 50% of annual revenue expenditure and St. Giles maintaining balances approximately equal to six months of unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/12/2025	£20k	Centre Renovation Project