THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, PAGHAM

Registered charity 1134842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAGHAM PCC, PAGHAM

Regular public worship open to all.Provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation.Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved.Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents & toddlers and youth.Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.Teaching of Christianity through sermons, small groups and courses.

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 · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£110k

Latest spending

£98k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure continues to exceed regular income, requiring the use of unrestricted legacies and reserves to balance the accounts. The charity holds approximately £88,593 in unrestricted funds, which the trustees note is relied upon to meet day-to-day expenses amid rising costs and potential income reductions. The independent examiner confirms the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately two months' worth of unrestricted payments (reserves figure: £89k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds (excluding property) which equates to approximately two months' worth of unrestricted payments as contingency against unforeseen situations.” — page 6

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 policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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: 10

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

Volunteers: 30

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

Volunteers: 30

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Pagham Parish Church (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Julian McAllenchair
DAVID KENNETH SMITH
ELIZABETH COOPER
EMILY ELLEN SIEMIENIEC
LINDA ELIZABETH HILL
MICHAEL WILLIAM SHAFER
MRS MO HATZFELD
Richard Graham Rundle
Rosemary Towse
SEBASTIAN JERZY SIEMIENIEC
STEPHEN ARTHUR COX-RUSBRIDGE
SUSAN O'NEILL
TRUDI FRANCES KEARSLEY
William Mitchell

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	£110k	£98k
31/12/2024	£94k	£132k
31/12/2023	£98k	£85k
31/12/2022	£139k	£85k
31/12/2021	£92k	£127k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, PAGHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that expenditure continues to exceed regular income, requiring the use of unrestricted legacies and reserves to balance the accounts. The charity holds approximately £88,593 in unrestricted funds, which the trustees note is relied upon to meet day-to-day expenses amid rising costs and potential income reductions. The independent examiner confirms the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. 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 Heritage Fund	12/06/2018	£100k	"Repairs to roof of Grade 1 listed church preserving the heritage for future generations"

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 JAMES, SOUTHBROOM, DEVIZES.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, SOUTHBROOM, DEVIZES income £275k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, FAIR OAK income £186k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, CHATHAM income £102k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S, LITTLE COMMON income £143k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, PENSNETT income £38k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ABINGDON-ON-THAMES income £358k

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 THOMAS A BECKET, PAGHAM	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, SOUTHBROOM, DEVIZES FY2025	£275k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, FAIR OAK FY2025	£186k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, CHATHAM FY2025	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S, LITTLE COMMON FY2024	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, PENSNETT FY2025	£38k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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