The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portsdown and Purbrook

Registered charity 1137597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRIST CHURCH PORTSDOWN, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH PORTSDOWN

Regular worship and a sacred place for comtemplation. Teaching christianity through activities and demonstrating christian principals by pastoral and community work. Conducting christian weddings, funerals and baptisms. Running church and youth groups with a christian ethos, providing a Hall for community hire and supporting christian charities. Details at:http://www.christchurchportsdown.org/

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£271k

Latest spending

£191k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that parish expenditure exceeded regular income by around £20,000 in 2025, primarily due to large infrastructure repair bills. The PCC reserves policy is to maintain up to one quarter of the previous year’s total expenditure in unrestricted funds, with cash reserves not falling below one twelfth of the previous year's expenditure. The parish continues to rely on members' generous giving to enable day-to-day running.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Total Voluntary income 185754”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: up to one quarter of the previous year’s total expenditure in unrestricted funds (reserves figure: £843k)

“The PCC Reserves Policy is to maintain up to one quarter of the previous year’s total expenditure in unrestricted funds, with cash reserves not falling below one twelfth of the previous year's expenditure.” — 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.

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
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
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: 40
Government income: £1,594 — grants £1,594 (1); under 1% of the £270,611 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £270 — grants £270 (1); under 1% of the £238,681 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 40

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Adam Timothy Harveychair
Anna-Marie Malcolm
Christine Annice Graham Stone
Graham Charles Olway
KARINA REBECCA GOLLEDGE
Katharine Ann Mew
Lesley Elizabeth Shayler
Linda Mary Banks
MR A MINCHIN BSC
Marion Joyce Graham Pegg
Maureen Joan Francis
Pauline Campbell
STEPHEN MARK ANDERSON
Valerie Kay Jeffery
Victoria May Stephen
William George Jeffery

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Portsmouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£271k	£191k
31/12/2024	£239k	£193k
31/12/2023	£148k	£167k
31/12/2022	£115k	£123k
31/12/2021	£110k	£103k

Common questions

Is The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portsdown and Purbrook financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that parish expenditure exceeded regular income by around £20,000 in 2025, primarily due to large infrastructure repair bills. The PCC reserves policy is to maintain up to one quarter of the previous year’s total expenditure in unrestricted funds, with cash reserves not falling below one twelfth of the previous year's expenditure. The parish continues to rely on members' generous giving to enable day-to-day running. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 Chanctonbury.

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chanctonbury income £666k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN'S SHERWOOD income £110k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TISBURY income £131k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' BIRKDALE income £169k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FLIXTON ST JOHN, MANCHESTER income £86k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PORTISHEAD income £314k

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 Portsdown and Purbrook	£271k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chanctonbury FY2025	£666k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN'S SHERWOOD FY2025	£110k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TISBURY FY2025	£131k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' BIRKDALE FY2025	£169k	—	0	above	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FLIXTON ST JOHN, MANCHESTER FY2025	£86k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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