THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BOSCOMBE

Registered charity 1136723 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. JOHN'S, BOSCOMBE

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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: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£98k

Latest spending

£67k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of approximately £30,637 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted income of £96,872 against total expenditure of £67,198. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £71,586 represent approximately 55 weeks of expenditure, thereby complying with their policy to maintain a balance equivalent to three months of unrestricted payments. The going concern basis is adopted as the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the church has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (78% of income)

“Total unrestricted income for 2025 was £96,872 as shown in the financial statements.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately three months of unrestricted payments (reserves figure: £72k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds, which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted payments, to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Expenses totalling £9,051 were paid to the vicar, Rev'd Roy Khakhria, who is a PCC member (trustee).

“The totals for various ministry expenses includes expenses totalling £9,051 paid to the vicar, including expenses that had been showed as a liability at 31 December 2024.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Expenses totalling £9,051 were paid to the vicar, Rev'd Roy Khakhria, who is a PCC member and thus a related party.

“The totals for various ministry expenses includes expenses totalling £9,051 paid to the vicar, including expenses that had been showed as a liability at 31 December 2024.” — page 9

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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: 20
Government income: £700 — contracts £700 (1); under 1% of the £97,835 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 22
Government income: £3,225 — contracts £1,400 (2), grants £1,825 (1); 4% of the £75,695 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 21
Government income: £1,400 — contracts £1,400 (2); 2% of the £76,817 total gross income on the same return

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev ROHITKUMAR PRABHULAL KHAKHRIAchair
Dr Robert James Whitmey
Dr Waribo Edwin Urum
LUCY KATHERINE KHAKHRIA
PATRICIA MARY GARDE
Rosemary Atkinson
Susan Jane Marshall

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£98k	£67k
31/12/2024	£76k	£86k
31/12/2023	£77k	£78k
31/12/2022	£100k	£54k
31/12/2021	£49k	£51k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BOSCOMBE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of approximately £30,637 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted income of £96,872 against total expenditure of £67,198. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £71,586 represent approximately 55 weeks of expenditure, thereby complying with their policy to maintain a balance equivalent to three months of unrestricted payments. The going concern basis is adopted as the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the church has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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 JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£38k

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BOSCOMBE	£98k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, BOWLING, BRADFORD FY2025	£278k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LONG EATON SAINT JOHN'S FY2025	£163k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN WITH ST MICHAEL BOURNEMOUTH FY2025	£143k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST JOHN, WESTMINSTER FY2025	£383k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST FY2025	£353k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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