THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATTLE

Registered charity 1141300 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S BATTLE PCC

Regular public worship open to all. Provision of sacred space for personal prayer andcontemplation. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through activities for all members of society. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved. Teaching ofChristianity through sermons, courses and small groups and school assemblies. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

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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Latest income

£170k

Latest spending

£172k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the PCC operated with a budgeted deficit of £5,000 and planned to use £19,000 from reserves to meet its obligations, including a full pledge to the Diocese. The trustees report that the reserves policy requiring nine months' unrestricted expenditure was met as of 31 December 2025, despite challenges from storm damage and limited financial resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months’ unrestricted expenditure

“the PCC maintains a reserves policy requiring unrestricted funds (excluding property) to equate to at least nine months’ unrestricted expenditure”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The PCC pledged £33,000 to the Diocese of Chichester for 2025. This amount was based on projected income and reserves, despite a budgeted deficit of £5,000 and planned use of £19,000 from reserves.” — page 5

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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

The Very Reverend Lee Christopher James Duckettchair
ALISON JUDITH HASSELL
Carolyn Collins
JULIA ELIZABETH THORP Mrs
Jacqueline Richards
Jonathan Andrew Snow
Paul Lewis · trustee of 2 other charities
Phillip Collins · trustee of 1 other charity
Sandra Walker
Sharon Gulliver
Tracy Ann Dixon
Tracy Dixon · trustee of 1 other charity
Virginia Selmon
Vivienne Watts

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£170k	£172k
31/12/2024	£308k	£172k
31/12/2023	£191k	£161k
31/12/2022	£211k	£147k
31/12/2021	£145k	£118k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATTLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the PCC operated with a budgeted deficit of £5,000 and planned to use £19,000 from reserves to meet its obligations, including a full pledge to the Diocese. The trustees report that the reserves policy requiring nine months' unrestricted expenditure was met as of 31 December 2025, despite challenges from storm damage and limited financial resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.