THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS, EASEBOURNE

Registered charity 1151500 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S PCC, EASEBOURNE

Church mission activities In response to the new Diocesan Strategy the focus will be on financial stability, numerical growth and support the common good in each beneficePlans are in place to run a "Christianity Explored" course with the Midhurst Parish Church in the spring of 2016

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Latest income

£160k

Latest spending

£154k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a combined surplus of £10,475 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 December 2025. Per the trustees' report, overall net assets stood at £506,705, with £150,495 designated for longer-term projects. The trustees confirmed that the closing balance of unrestricted funds more than achieved their policy target of maintaining approximately two months' worth of unrestricted payments as contingency.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately two months’ worth of unrestricted payments as contingency... keep £50,000 aside from unrestricted funds as an emergency building/safety fund, and at least six months of current expenditure on ready call for each individual church (held: £356k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds (excluding Property) which equates to approximately two months’ worth of unrestricted payments as contingency against unforeseen situations. Following advice from Chichester Diocese, the PCC has reviewed this policy and adjusted its position to keep £50,000 aside from unrestricted funds as an emergency building/safety fund, and at least six months of current expenditure on ready call for each individual church.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

REVEREND DEREK BRIAN WELSMANchair
ALISON TREACHER DAVIS
David Pack
Deryck Hamon
ERIC LESLIE BOUNTON
Janet Colman
Jeremy Adams
Lynne Todd
Patricia Anne Sankey
Penelope Tree · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Marsh
Phillip Stringer
ROGER CHARLES BRICKNELL
Rosie Drayson
Trish Slade
William Howkins

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	£160k	£154k
31/12/2024	£198k	£169k
31/12/2023	£180k	£291k
31/12/2022	£221k	£136k
31/12/2021	£150k	£123k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS, EASEBOURNE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a combined surplus of £10,475 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 December 2025. Per the trustees' report, overall net assets stood at £506,705, with £150,495 designated for longer-term projects. The trustees confirmed that the closing balance of unrestricted funds more than achieved their policy target of maintaining approximately two months' worth of unrestricted payments as contingency. 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 EVANGELIST, CHURT AND RUSHMOOR.

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 MARYS, EASEBOURNE	£160k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURT AND RUSHMOOR FY2024	£128k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FULHAM, ST ANDREW FULHAM FIELDS, LONDON. FY2024	£322k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LEWISHAM FY2024	£106k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ORPINGTON FY2025	£312k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FETCHAM FY2024	£331k	—	above	—	no doubt

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