THE PARISH of WORTHING - CHRIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1152846 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HOLY TRINITY WITH CHRIST CHURCH, PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF WORTHING CHRIST CHURCH, PCC OF HOLY TRINITY WITH CHRIST CHURCH, WORTHING

Church of England

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
£42k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £16,020 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total receipts of £41,930 against payments of £57,950. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that there is sufficient cash flow to continue paying bills when they fall due, and total funds carried over to 2026 are £78,963.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Mrs L Roberts (Trustee) paid £540 as Verger.
“One trustee, Mrs L Roberts, is employed by the PCC as Verger and was paid £540 during the year. No other payments were made to trustees or anyone connected with them during the period.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee employment
“One trustee, Mrs L Roberts, is employed by the PCC as Verger and was paid £540 during the year. No other payments were made to trustees or anyone connected with them during the period.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£42k£58k
31/12/2024£42k£59k
31/12/2023£81k£94k
31/12/2022£101k£392k
31/12/2021£47k£100k

Common questions

Is THE PARISH of WORTHING - CHRIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £16,020 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total receipts of £41,930 against payments of £57,950. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that there is sufficient cash flow to continue paying bills when they fall due, and total funds carried over to 2026 are £78,963. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/01/2019£8k"After the Riots: Women and Temperance in Victorian Worthing"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/04/2012£50k"Worthing Churches Community Heritage Project"