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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CHICHESTER

Registered charity 1133785 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PAUL'S PCC, CHICHESTER

Latest income
£296k
Latest spending
£229k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £150,039, with a General Fund balance of £122,257, which the trustees consider appropriate as a contingency. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £159,443 for the year, primarily driven by significant expenditure on church activities and building projects.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: appropriate as a contingency for unforeseen bills (held: £122k)
“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the unrestricted reserves (excluding property) which it considers appropriate as a contingency for unforeseen bills.” — page 8
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£532k
Total spending
£692k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£118k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£296k£229k
31/12/2023£242k£190k
31/12/2022£329k£504k
31/12/2021£532k£692k
31/12/2020£395k£508k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CHICHESTER financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £150,039, with a General Fund balance of £122,257, which the trustees consider appropriate as a contingency. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £159,443 for the year, primarily driven by significant expenditure on church activities and building projects. Its FY2022 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/11/2019£82k"St Paul's Community Access Project"

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUND1£2k

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