THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST ETHELFLAEDA, ROMSEY

Registered charity 1133189 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROMSEY ABBEY PCC

Romsey Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, in promoting the parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, spiritual, evangelical, social and ecumenical. The PCC has maintenance responsibilitiesfor Romsey Abbey, St. Swithun's, and Romsey Abbey Church Rooms.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net movement in funds of £112,656 for the year, driven largely by investment gains. The trustees report that operating reserves were £107,739, which is slightly below the stated policy target range of £120,000 to £240,000. The charity holds total funds of £4,202,409, with unrestricted general funds of £448,819.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Knight Goodhead Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Thomas Whartonchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• ADRIENNE MADELEINE RENEE MORDAN
• Andrew Keeling
• Anne Vlieland-Boddy
• Christopher Harpham · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Riley
• DIANE HARGREAVES · trustee of 3 other charities
• George David Johnson
• Janice Bartlett
• Jill Thompson-Hall
• Julie Carlton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Liz Wagner · trustee of 1 other charity
• Martin Seymour
• Nicholas Sackley
• PAMELA CAROL LEECH · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Sally Womersley
• Rhys Lewis
• Rick Beton
• Sarah Riley · trustee of 2 other charities
• Tim Edmonds

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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