THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FAITH'S LEE ON THE SOLENT

Registered charity 1150119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST FAITH'S LEE ON THE SOLENT

St Faith's is the Church of England parish church for Lee-on-the-Solent, offering worship on Sundays and midweek, and a church open daily for prayer. Our Parish Centre is a community facility. We run Rainbow Toddlers, Sunday children's groups and a youth group, Cuppa and Company for those facing loss or change, an Open House drop in, pastoral visiting, and community events.

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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received a substantial legacy of £268k and a £100k donation, leading to a significant increase in total funds. However, the General Fund, which supports unrestricted operations, ended the year in a £4.5k deficit after transfers, with the trustees noting there are no free reserves in the general fund when future development plans are taken into account.

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

What the accounts disclose

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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev'd Dr Paul Chamberlainchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrea Simkin
• Annabel Brammall
• Barbara Hawkins
• Brian Mansbridge MNI MBE
• Bridget Dean
• CLIFFORD ADRIAN ROOK · trustee of 1 other charity
• Carolyn Keyzor
• Charles Ian Hamilton
• Commander MICHAEL SHRIVES MA
• Luke William Marshall
• Margaret Nina Hunt
• Michael James
• Paul Stocks
• Philip Roger Scott
• Rev Mary Ball
• Rev William Alvarez
• Roger Vann
• Roland Jeremy Rogers
• Rosalyne Clare Ashburner
• Steven McIntyre
• Susan Berry

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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