THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE OCTAGON

Registered charity 1156866 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE OCTAGON, THE OCTAGON PCC

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship in our churches and to become part of our parish community. We aim to help ordinary people to live out their faith through: Worship and prayer,Learning about the gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus Christ,Provision of pastoral care for people living in the Parish,Missionary and outreach work.

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: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£146k

Latest spending

£104k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a healthy surplus of £42,626 for the year, adding to reserves despite a £13,560 loss in investment value. The trustees note that planned giving increased significantly, helping to offset administration costs, while fundraising events raised £22,000 to cover building repair costs.

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 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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)

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: 80

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

Volunteers: 80

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

Volunteers: 100

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Audrey Hamilton
Carol Elizabeth STAMPER
EDWARD COTTRELL · trustee of 1 other charity
Fiona Mullett
JENNIE DOLMAN
Michelle Wooding
Rev Christopher Hancock
SARAH LAWTON
Sally Ann ABLEWHITE
TOM MAIER
Yvonne Haggard

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	£146k	£104k
31/12/2024	£156k	£172k
31/12/2023	£114k	£113k
31/12/2022	£118k	£112k
31/12/2021	£132k	£122k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE OCTAGON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a healthy surplus of £42,626 for the year, adding to reserves despite a £13,560 loss in investment value. The trustees note that planned giving increased significantly, helping to offset administration costs, while fundraising events raised £22,000 to cover building repair costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£2k

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, KENSINGTON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, KENSINGTON income £771k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, DORCHESTER ON THAMES income £328k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, OTLEY income £279k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DOVER income £52k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, WATERBEACH income £137k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF ALL SAINTS HIGHERTOWN AND BALDHU income £378k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE OCTAGON	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, KENSINGTON FY2025	£771k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, DORCHESTER ON THAMES FY2024	£328k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, OTLEY FY2025	£279k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DOVER FY2025	£52k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, WATERBEACH FY2025	£137k	—	below	—	no doubt

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