THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE

Registered charity 1133958 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EASTBOURNE PARISH CHURCH, ST. MARY THE VIRGIN

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

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Latest income
£195k
Latest spending
£209k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £8,958 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £1,024,524. The trustees note that this closing result did not fully achieve their policy target of maintaining two months' worth of unrestricted payments as contingency. Despite the deficit, the charity holds significant net assets of £1,111,882 and reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.0m; policy: two months' worth of unrestricted payments)
“The closing result, showing a deficit of £8,958 at the end of 2024 did not fully achieve this.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£195k£209k
31/12/2024£183k£194k
31/12/2023£187k£194k
31/12/2022£167k£215k
31/12/2021£163k£156k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £8,958 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £1,024,524. The trustees note that this closing result did not fully achieve their policy target of maintaining two months' worth of unrestricted payments as contingency. Despite the deficit, the charity holds significant net assets of £1,111,882 and reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
NORTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT1£10k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE£195k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SAVIOUR & ST PETER, EASTBOURNE FY2025£201k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW FY2025£449k—0below—no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE FY2025£273k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S CHURCH, WELLESBOURNE FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. GEORGE-IN-THE-EAST WITH ST. PAUL FY2024£290k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.