THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHRISTOPHER, BOURNEMOUTH

Registered charity 1153390 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST CHRISTOPHER'S PCC, SOUTHBOURNE, THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHRISTOPHER, BOURNEMOUTH

Regular public worship. Pastoral work, visiting the sick and the bereaved. Taking of religious assemblies inschools.The provision of a youth club. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other special need groups. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas

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: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£264k

Latest spending

£131k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £133,077 for the year, with total funds increasing to £672,846. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £230,010 are sufficient to cover the stated policy target of three months' unrestricted payments plus potential redundancy payments. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would suggest non-compliance with accounting regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ unrestricted payments plus any potential redundancy payments (reserves figure: £230k)

“The P.C.C. maintains its policy on free reserves (Net Current Assets) of holding a balance that equates to at least three months’ unrestricted payments plus any potential redundancy payments.” — page 13

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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: 35

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

Volunteers: 50
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 30
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN CHARLES BENNET
ALAN PERCIVAL TREGILGAS
Christopher Paul Vials
Ingrid Moira Elizabeth Cooney · trustee of 1 other charity
Karen Louise Barker
Lindsay Beaumont
Marion Christine Evans
Mark Inkpen
RICHARD ARMSTRONG
Rev Patricia Kathleen Blanchard
Sheila Margaret Gold Olsen
Susan Patricia Fairbairn
nina maynard

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£264k	£131k
31/12/2024	£105k	£155k
31/12/2023	£118k	£148k
31/12/2022	£137k	£95k
31/12/2021	£70k	£66k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHRISTOPHER, BOURNEMOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £133,077 for the year, with total funds increasing to £672,846. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £230,010 are sufficient to cover the stated policy target of three months' unrestricted payments plus potential redundancy payments. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would suggest non-compliance with accounting regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM..

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. income £516k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA income £120k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BALCOMBE income £89k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHALK income £150k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WARMINSTER income £155k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST NICHOLAS KENILWORTH income £213k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHRISTOPHER, BOURNEMOUTH	£264k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. FY2025	£516k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA FY2025	£120k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BALCOMBE FY2025	£89k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHALK FY2025	£150k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WARMINSTER FY2025	£155k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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