THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIDPORT

Registered charity 1133974 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIDPORT PCC, BRIDPORT TEAM MINISTRY

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church

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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dorset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£370k

Latest spending

£595k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total loss of £180,051 for the year, primarily driven by £282,007 in major works and repairs costs. Total funds decreased from £1,271,472 to £1,091,421, with unrestricted reserves falling to £808,149. The trustees note that reserves remain at an acceptable level despite the decrease.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Clergy reimbursed for expenses

“3 clergy were paid in aggregate £3,329 in respect of travel, resources and other expenses during the year.” — page 24

“11 trustees or related parties were paid in aggregate £1,361 in respect of travel, events, supplies and stationery.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees/related parties reimbursed for expenses

“3 clergy were paid in aggregate £3,329 in respect of travel, resources and other expenses during the year.” — page 24

“11 trustees or related parties were paid in aggregate £1,361 in respect of travel, events, supplies and stationery.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 62
Government income: £61,417 — grants £61,417 (14); 17% of the £369,626 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 60
Government income: £5,465 — grants £5,465 (5); 1% of the £405,161 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 75
Government income: £5,880 — grants £5,880 (4); 1% of the £479,339 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/01/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anne Lesley Hill
DAVID JOHN ADAMS
Graham Frank Purse · trustee of 1 other charity
Janet Elizabeth Shaw · trustee of 1 other charity
Julia Pauline Whiting
Michele Marion Craddock
PAUL GROOM
Peter Carnell
Rev Caroline Mary Louise Burch · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev John Nigel Rees
Rev Rebecca Mary Roberts
Rosemary Frances Harvey · trustee of 1 other charity
Sharon Jane Morgan
Valerie Caroline Cooke
Wendy Carol Thorogood

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£370k	£595k
31/12/2024	£405k	£514k
31/12/2023	£479k	£325k
31/12/2022	£372k	£279k
31/12/2021	£283k	£310k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total loss of £180,051 for the year, primarily driven by £282,007 in major works and repairs costs. Total funds decreased from £1,271,472 to £1,091,421, with unrestricted reserves falling to £808,149. The trustees note that reserves remain at an acceptable level despite the decrease. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEDDINGTON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEDDINGTON income £151k
WITHAMSIDE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL income £113k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICOLAS GUILDFORD income £262k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BALDOCK income £169k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER BROCKLEY income £806k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, ADDLESTONE income £212k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIDPORT	£370k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEDDINGTON FY2025	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WITHAMSIDE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICOLAS GUILDFORD FY2025	£262k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BALDOCK FY2025	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER BROCKLEY FY2025	£806k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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