THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COWFOLD

Registered charity 1139699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF COWFOLD

Regular public worship open to all; Provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation; Pastoral work, visiting the sick and bereaved; Teaching Christianity though sermons, courses and small groups; Taking assemblies, teaching and governance in the local C of E school; Provision of weekly Friday Cafe; Supporting other UK and overseas charities.

Objects

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

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: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£46k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £321 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £46,314 and total outgoing resources of £35,295. The general unrestricted fund balance increased to £13,904, which is above the stated policy target of £7,500. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or their accord with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ worth of unrestricted payments (held: £14k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance of £7,500 on the general unrestricted fund, equating to approximately three months’ worth of unrestricted payments, as a contingency against unforeseen situations.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The PCC shares the cost of the parish priest with the PCC of Lower Beeding Parish.

“The PCC supports the clergy by paying 50% of Council Tax and water charges for The Vicarage plus other costs of travel, telephone, broadband and printing. All these costs are shared equally with the PCC of Lower Beeding Parish, with whom we share our parish priest.” — page 7

“Also included is £200 for a visiting choir paid from grant money received.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The PCC paid £200 to a visiting choir from grant money received from The Choral Evensong Trust.

“The PCC supports the clergy by paying 50% of Council Tax and water charges for The Vicarage plus other costs of travel, telephone, broadband and printing. All these costs are shared equally with the PCC of Lower Beeding Parish, with whom we share our parish priest.” — page 7

“Also included is £200 for a visiting choir paid from grant money received.” — page 14

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.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANITA CASEY
Angela Louise Cash
HELEN STANFIELD
JEANETTE GALBRAITH BALDWIN · trustee of 1 other charity
KAY LOUISE BLACKWELL · trustee of 1 other charity
LINDA MURPHY
Lorna Dimmock
Rev MARTIN MILLS · trustee of 1 other charity
SIMON VICTOR LANGTON

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	£46k	£35k
31/12/2024	£38k	£34k
31/12/2023	£32k	£33k
31/12/2022	£31k	£28k
31/12/2021	£34k	£33k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COWFOLD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £321 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £46,314 and total outgoing resources of £35,295. The general unrestricted fund balance increased to £13,904, which is above the stated policy target of £7,500. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or their accord with those records. 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 MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION	1	£1.1m
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST	1	£144k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£500

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 PETER, COLCHESTER.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COLCHESTER income £170k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, SELSEY income £119k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER income £1.5m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER'S TITCHFIELD income £209k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EDGWARE income £396k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA income £120k

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 PETER, COWFOLD	£46k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COLCHESTER FY2025	£170k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, SELSEY FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER FY2024	£1.5m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER'S TITCHFIELD FY2025	£209k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EDGWARE FY2025	£396k	—	above	—	no doubt

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