THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BANSTEAD
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outflow of £130,509 for the year, primarily due to significant church refurbishment costs, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £625,644 to £506,425. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £274,263, which the PCC aims to hold sufficient to cover ongoing maintenance and cyclical giving fluctuations. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records.
What the accounts disclose
“The PCC aims to hold in reserves sufficient funds for the ongoing maintenance on the Church, to cover the cyclical highs and lows historically experienced in planned giving levels and to undertake improvements in the Church buildings that are considered desirable.” — page 7
“Mrs Sofia Welsby, elected to the Deanery Synod (and thus an ex-officio member of the PCC) in May 2023, is All Saints’ Church Children’s Worker and received an annual salary of £5,978 in 2023.” — page 15
Trustees
- Rev Katharine Naomi Blakechair
- ALAN ROGER CLARKE
- Anil Abraham Mathew
- Anne Mary Anthony
- CHRISTINA MARY DOUGLAS
- Donna Margaret Helen Taylor
- Emma Andrews
- Gabriela Clarke
- Geoffrey Ray Chant
- Graham Lister
- Helen Dawn Desmond Poulton
- Ivor Leyland
- Penelope Ruth Flohr
- Robert Charles Collier
- Roy Gordon
- SUSAN FENELLA MAJOR
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £195k | £258k |
| 31/12/2023 | £214k | £344k |
| 31/12/2022 | £205k | £249k |
| 31/12/2021 | £162k | £220k |
| 31/12/2020 | £248k | £199k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BANSTEAD financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outflow of £130,509 for the year, primarily due to significant church refurbishment costs, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £625,644 to £506,425. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £274,263, which the PCC aims to hold sufficient to cover ongoing maintenance and cyclical giving fluctuations. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.
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