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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FOREST ROW

Registered charity 1132867 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOREST ROW AND ASHURST WOOD PCC, Forest Row Parish Churches, Forest Row Parochial Church Council

Latest income
£126k
Latest spending
£107k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus in 2023, largely enabled by a £12,000 reduction in its Parish Share pledge from the Diocese. The trustees report that while reserves are held, they are currently below the stated policy target of six months of expenditure due to financial pressures. The charity notes it is in an interregnum with a vacant incumbency and has experienced governance challenges due to unfilled council vacancies.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Although future costs have reduced thanks to the reduc on in the Parish Share, we have not been able to hold such an amount.”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Churchwarden Simon Morris received £6,216 for his role as Director of Music. Expenses of £1,339 were paid for clergy PCC member work expenses. £243 reimbursed to other trustees for expenses.
“During the year, Churchwarden Simon Morris received £6,216 (2022: £6,216) for his role as Director of Music. Under diocese guidelines, parish bodies paid work expenses of the clergy PCC member, totalling £1,339 (2022: £4,192). A total of £243 (2022: £271) were reimbursed to other trustees during the year for expenses incurred.” — page 23
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Trustees

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£126k£107k
31/12/2024£94k£102k
31/12/2023£88k£94k
31/12/2022£81k£89k
31/12/2021£79k£83k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FOREST ROW financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus in 2023, largely enabled by a £12,000 reduction in its Parish Share pledge from the Diocese. The trustees report that while reserves are held, they are currently below the stated policy target of six months of expenditure due to financial pressures. The charity notes it is in an interregnum with a vacant incumbency and has experienced governance challenges due to unfilled council vacancies. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

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