THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MIDSOMER NORTON

Registered charity 1143117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MIDSOMER NORTON

Regular public worship-open to all allowing a sacred space for prayer, listening and contemplation.Wedding, baptism and funeral services.

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: Bath and North East Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£118k

Latest spending

£117k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £152.54 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £117,503.72 against total expenditure of £117,351.18. The trustees maintain a reserve policy target of three to six months of average expenditure, and the total unrestricted assets (General Fund) were £92,320, which exceeds the stated policy target based on the average annual expenditure. There are no outstanding loans, and the accounts were examined by an independent examiner who found no matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Bath & Wells DBF (50% of income)

“The Parish Share represents the main payment from the General Fund making up 50.42 % of the total 2025 payments” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: Three to six months average expenditure within the Funds. (reserves figure: £92k)

“RESERVE POLICY – AGREED 2015 Three to six months average expenditure within the Funds.”

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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

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

Volunteers: 10

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

Volunteers: 25

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Guy Charles Scottchair
Carol Ann Moore
Heather Hill
Hilary Jane Denning
Kay Nicola Harvey
LINDA BROADHURST
MARGARET MARSHALL
PATRICIA ANN CLYNES · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Philip Hopper
Robert Broughton
Sally Curtis

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£118k	£117k
31/12/2024	£132k	£131k
31/12/2023	£110k	£108k
31/12/2022	£92k	£98k
31/12/2021	£87k	£95k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MIDSOMER NORTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £152.54 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £117,503.72 against total expenditure of £117,351.18. The trustees maintain a reserve policy target of three to six months of average expenditure, and the total unrestricted assets (General Fund) were £92,320, which exceeds the stated policy target based on the average annual expenditure. There are no outstanding loans, and the accounts were examined by an independent examiner who found no matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH CHRIST CHURCH, HOXTON(DIOCESE OF LONDON).

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 JOHN THE BAPTIST, MIDSOMER NORTON	£118k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH CHRIST CHURCH, HOXTON(DIOCESE OF LONDON) FY2025	£417k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE FY2025	£882k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST BURSCOUGH BRIDGE FY2025	£415k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHAPELTOWN FY2025	£155k	—	above	—	no doubt

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