THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, NAILSEA

Registered charity 1135454 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOLY TRINITY & TRENDLEWOOD CHURCH, NAILSEA

Public worship open to all. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching through sermons and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Provision of children, family and youth activities with a Christian ethos. Staging of events and meetings. Provision of activities for senior citizens, parents, toddlers and other special need groups. Supporting mission groups.

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Latest income

£534k

Latest spending

£528k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £2,143,756, with unrestricted funds of £413,292. The PCC reports a General Fund surplus of £15,026 and free reserves of £202,753, which equates to approximately 26 weeks of expenditure, exceeding their policy target of eight weeks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: eight weeks spending (held: £203k)

“The PCC’s policy is to maintain a level of Free Reserves equal to approximately eight weeks spending.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£534k

Total spending

£528k

Reserves (reported)

£203k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

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

Rev JAMES MORLEY PACKMANchair
Brian John Lawrence
CHRISTOPHER DAVID BARNES
Carole Elizabeth Hughes
Christopher Foggin
Christopher John Anthony Hughes
Dr Caroline Frances Mason · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Vernon John Parfitt
Elizabeth Susan Rachel MacGowan
Graham Widdicombe Adkins
Mary Frances Southwood
Matthew James Bird
Paul Nigel Gibson
Rev TREVOR STEPHEN DEAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Steven Williams
TIMOTHY WESLEY JOLLY MA MSC

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

Operates in: Bristol City · North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£534k	£528k
31/12/2024	£473k	£504k
31/12/2023	£511k	£461k
31/12/2022	£433k	£443k
31/12/2021	£529k	£427k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, NAILSEA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £2,143,756, with unrestricted funds of £413,292. The PCC reports a General Fund surplus of £15,026 and free reserves of £202,753, which equates to approximately 26 weeks of expenditure, exceeding their policy target of eight weeks. 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	08/08/2025	£20k	Church Hall Access & Toilet Improvements
UK government	08/03/2021	£76k	CRF21 PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Nailsea
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/12/2016	£10k	Trinity House Community Garden
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/12/2014	£10k	Church Hall - Disabled Access and Toilet Facilities
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/11/2012	£10k	Trinity Centre Accessible Toilet

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 NEWBURY ST NICOLAS.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEWBURY ST NICOLAS income £554k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL'S, PICKERING income £255k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GILES, NORTHAMPTON income £406k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. income £516k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUDLEIGH SALTERTON income £201k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, NAILSEA income £109k

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 HOLY TRINITY, NAILSEA	£534k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEWBURY ST NICOLAS FY2025	£554k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL'S, PICKERING FY2025	£255k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GILES, NORTHAMPTON FY2024	£406k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. FY2025	£516k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUDLEIGH SALTERTON FY2025	£201k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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