THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR, WATERLOOVILLE

Registered charity 1134613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST GEORGE'S CHURCH PCC, WATERLOOVILLE, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYER, WATERLOOVILLE

Regular public worship for allProvision of sacred space for personal prayerPastoral work, including visiting sick & bereavedTeaching of Christianity through sermons & coursesTaking of religious assemblies @schoolsProvision of youth club with Christian ethosPromotion of Christianity through staging of events & meetingsPromoting whole mission of the churchSupporting other charities

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.

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Registered contact address: Havant, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£98k

Latest spending

£109k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted fund reserves are £162,213.95, which the trustees note is likely to be difficult to maintain against their policy target of one half of normal annual outgoings. The charity reported a net deficit of £972 for the year, largely due to a significant shortfall in its diocesan Parish Share payment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned Giving S/O (26% of income)

“Planned Giving S/O 28,968” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“Whilst the PCC’s stated aim is to maintain unrestricted fund reserves equivalent to one half of normal annual outgoings, this is likely to be difficult to maintain in the short term.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Parish Share paid to Diocese

“In 2025 we paid £31,500 in Parish Share against the requested total of £50,000 i.e. a shortfall of £18,500.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Parish Share shortfall

“In 2025 we paid £31,500 in Parish Share against the requested total of £50,000 i.e. a shortfall of £18,500.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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: 12

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

Volunteers: 18

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

Volunteers: 12

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 10/03/2025, 130 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Dr Colin Robert Lawlorchair
CANDIDA WILLIAMS
David Cavey
Dawn Trimby
Elaine Shimbart
JANE MARGARET COOK
Jackie Rossi
Lynn Janet Winter
Lynne Avril McNeill
Malcolm Brewer
Marian Haughton BSC Hon RN
Richard Spurgeon
Sara Ann Pask
Sara Schillemore
Sarah Canham
Sonja Elizabeth Renfrew
Susan Patricia Mary Hodgens

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£98k	£109k
31/12/2024	£94k	£100k
31/12/2023	£134k	£125k
31/12/2022	£101k	£116k
31/12/2021	£86k	£100k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR, WATERLOOVILLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted fund reserves are £162,213.95, which the trustees note is likely to be difficult to maintain against their policy target of one half of normal annual outgoings. The charity reported a net deficit of £972 for the year, largely due to a significant shortfall in its diocesan Parish Share payment. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	1	£1k

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. ANDREW'S, GORLESTON-ON-SEA.

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 SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR, WATERLOOVILLE	£98k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW'S, GORLESTON-ON-SEA FY2025	£96k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE AND ST MARY, CHURCH GRESLEY FY2024	£169k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, BISHOP'S WALTHAM FY2025	£314k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S ELY FY2025	£462k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S BISHOPSWORTH FY2025	£202k	—	below	—	no doubt

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