THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FERNDOWN

Registered charity 1134028 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S FERNDOWN PCC

Our Church vision is to "Transform Ferndown with Jesus". We aim to preach the Gospel of Christ, to serve and reach out to our local community, to support Christ's mission in this country and overseas, to grow in our own knowledge and discipleship of Christ.

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Latest income

£821k

Latest spending

£507k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £313,545 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £149,815. The trustees maintain a reserves policy requiring a minimum of one month's expenditure, which the current free reserves exceed. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one months expenditure (held: £150k)

“Reserves have been agreed at a minimum of the equivalent to one months expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee received remuneration of £26,593 including employer pension contributions.

“During the year a trustee received remuneration of £26,593 including employer pension contributions.” — page 29

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income

£821k

Total spending

£507k

Reserves (reported)

£150k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Alice Banks
David Jobbins
David Morrell
Eric Stuart
Geoffrey Hough
Gina Forbes
Hannah Hardyman
Jane Roberts
Julie Frost
Larry Austin
Liz Howard
Mark Farthing
Rev Ant Childs
Rev Dominic Meering
Rev Oliver Fricker
Ryan Hill
Simon Morgan
Simon Wagstaff
Sylvia Broadley

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£821k	£507k
31/12/2023	£531k	£515k
31/12/2022	£450k	£487k
31/12/2021	£402k	£413k
31/12/2020	£468k	£368k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £313,545 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £149,815. The trustees maintain a reserves policy requiring a minimum of one month's expenditure, which the current free reserves exceed. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD.

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 FERNDOWN	£821k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD FY2025	£193k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF COMBE DOWN, BATH FY2025	£724k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE SHERBORNES WITH PAMBER FY2025	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, FARNBOROUGH FY2025	£239k	Under £60,000	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FERRING, DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER FY2024	£155k	—	unclear	—	noted

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