THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW'S, WORTHING

Registered charity 1134774 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MATTHEW'S PCC, WORTHING

Regular public worship. Pastoral work, visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching Christianity through sermons. Providing clubs for children and Youth. Promoting the mission of the church by providing of activities for parents, toddlers and senior citizens, including those with special needs. Provision of pre-school education with a Christian ethos. Supporting fairtrade charities and personnel.

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

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

Latest income

£377k

Latest spending

£324k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a breakeven result for its General Fund and increased its unrestricted reserves to £49,016, which is slightly above its stated policy target of £26,000–£40,000. Total income rose to £376,758, driven by a £78,000 appeal, while charitable expenditure reached £324,039. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £26K and £40K (reserves figure: £49k)

“This is slightly above our reserves policy target which is between £26K and £40K.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Matt Bramley (former PCC member) received £791 for cleaning/caretaking; Phil Rugg (PCC member) received financial support for AWM-Pioneers work.

“In 2024 and until 14 May 2025 Matt Bramley was a PCC member and paid for occasional cleaning and caretaking cover as above. The PCC has continued to support the work of Phil Rugg with AWM-Pioneers financially during 2025.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Matt Bramley, former PCC member, received £791 for cleaning/caretaking.

“In 2024 and until 14 May 2025 Matt Bramley was a PCC member and paid for occasional cleaning and caretaking cover as above.” — page 19

“The PCC has continued to support the work of Phil Rugg with AWM-Pioneers financially during 2025.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Phil Rugg, PCC member, supported financially by PCC for AWM-Pioneers work.

“In 2024 and until 14 May 2025 Matt Bramley was a PCC member and paid for occasional cleaning and caretaking cover as above.” — page 19

“The PCC has continued to support the work of Phil Rugg with AWM-Pioneers financially during 2025.” — page 19

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest 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: 100
Government income: £7,000 — grants £7,000 (2); 2% of the £376,758 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 100
Government income: £3,100 — grants £3,100 (2); 1% of the £278,173 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: 190
Government income: £8,000 — grants £8,000 (2); 3% of the £267,197 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Elizabeth Boxall
Delma Rudge
Fenella Fiona Brunton Scott
Iain Pullinger
JUDITH MARION SLANEY
Julie Patricia Mason
Maureen Patricia Rackham
Pamela Jean Marian Normansell
Pamela Mary Aylwin Denman
Peter Jiwan
Philip Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity
Raymond Mark Harris
Simon George Rackham

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£377k	£324k
31/12/2024	£278k	£278k
31/12/2023	£267k	£254k
31/12/2022	£329k	£322k
31/12/2021	£193k	£219k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW'S, WORTHING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a breakeven result for its General Fund and increased its unrestricted reserves to £49,016, which is slightly above its stated policy target of £26,000–£40,000. Total income rose to £376,758, driven by a £78,000 appeal, while charitable expenditure reached £324,039. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/07/2023	£3k	St Matt’s Meals

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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 ST MATTHEW'S, WORTHING	£377k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WICKHAM MARKET FY2025	£92k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEWS, WALSALL, DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD FY2025	£198k	£31,303	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALMER ST MARY W ST SAVIOUR FY2025	£176k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, READING FY2025	£120k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PATRICK, WALLINGTON FY2025	£351k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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