THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER
Registered charity 1146642 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PETER'S BRIGHTON
Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. The provision of a youth club with a Christian ethos. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and the distribution of literature. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total unrestricted income decreased to £1,457,390 from £1,585,860 in the prior year, while total expenditure was £1,468,442. The charity reported a net surplus of £37,877 and held free unrestricted reserves of £343,063 at year-end, which exceeds its stated policy target of two months' gross staff salaries.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (59% of income)
“Income from donations and legacies totalled £913,394”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months' gross staff salaries (held: £343k)
“It is the policy of the PCC to retain two months’ gross staff salaries in reserve to cover any emergencies.” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Three members of the PCC received remuneration in the year (2025: Five). Kate Millest (Co-Lead Pastor), James Roe (Non-Stipendiary Curate) and Bob Barstow (Associate Vicar) were paid a total of £71,390 (2023: £115,021).
“Three members of the PCC received remuneration in the year (2025: Five). Kate Millest (Co-Lead Pastor), James Roe (Non-Stipendiary Curate) and Bob Barstow (Associate Vicar) were paid a total of £71,390 (2023: £115,021).” — page 35
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Bright City Collective Ltd
“The investment in Bright City Collective Ltd (a 100% owned trading subsidiary) is held at cost of £2 as at the balance sheet date (2023: £2). Details of the subsidiary's trading results can be found in note 19.” — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Bright City Collective Limited
“The investment in Bright City Collective Ltd (a 100% owned trading subsidiary) is held at cost of £2 as at the balance sheet date (2023: £2).” — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Kate Millest — Lead Pastor (source)
- Helen Garratt — Associate Vicar (source)
- Colin Brookes — Associate Vicar (source)
- Bob Barstow — Associate Vicar (source)
- Wes Milne — Worship Pastor (source)
- Izzy James — Youth Team Pastor (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£44k
Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (59% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Anthony Clive Jones
- Ayanfeoluwa Anne Egede
- Brian Dillon
- Charlie Coates
- Christopher Michael Williams
- Clare Louise Ball
- Hannah Mary Fearon Turpin
- Jack Charles Wells
- John Sayers
- Katherine Millest
- Lucy Nyaguthii Francis
- MR CHRIS WILLIS
- Martin Egede
- Naomi Whittaker
- PAULA ANN TURTON
- PHILIPPA JULIET SATCHWELL SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
- Paul Turton
- Rev Alexandra Ruth Estelle Barlow
- Rev Colin Stuart Brookes
- Rev Daniel Millest · trustee of 4 other charities
- Rev James William Henderson Roe
- Rev Robert John Barstow
- Sarah Michelle Maisey
- Sean-Barrie William Fiesal Jefferies
- Sonny Joseph Manning
- Stephen Neil Luke
- Sunitha Susan John
- Wayne John Edwards
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Brighton And Hove
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted income decreased to £1,457,390 from £1,585,860 in the prior year, while total expenditure was £1,468,442. The charity reported a net surplus of £37,877 and held free unrestricted reserves of £343,063 at year-end, which exceeds its stated policy target of two months' gross staff salaries. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by TC Group.
Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION, CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST, THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST.
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