PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HOLY SAVIOUR BITTERNE

Registered charity 1157949 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC HOLY SAVIOUR BITTERNE

Religious and outreach Activities to advance the Christian Faith in the area of benefit based in Bitterne Southampton.The PCC of Holy Saviour Bitterne, Charity No 1157949 supersedes Parish of Bitterne LEP, Charity No 1135147 which was dissolved in May 2014 and continues the work of advancing the Christian Faith in the area of benefit, The Parish of Bitterne in Southampton.

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Latest income

£284k

Latest spending

£355k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £70,987 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a negative General Fund balance of £57,334. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves (current assets less current liabilities) stood at £81,410, which meets the updated policy target of three months of sufficient funds to meet business requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: The parish administrator, finance assistant and personal assistant were also trustees and together received £27,112 in remuneration and benefits. Four trustees were reimbursed expenses during the year totalling £3,552.

“The parish administrator, finance assistant and personal assistant were also trustees and together received £27,112 in remuneration and benefits (2024: £21,193). No other trustee received any remuneration. Four trustees were reimbursed expenses during the year totalling £3,552 for purchases of equipment and supplies (2024: six trustees reimbursed £1,943).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 18

“The church received a grant of £6,000 from Bitterne Educational Trust during the year. The managing trustees of Bitterne Educational Trust are the vicar and churchwardens of Holy Saviour, Bitterne.” — page 25

“The church received a grant of £7,500 from Bitterne Ecclesiastical Trust during the year. The managing trustees of Bitterne Ecclesiastical Trust are the vicar and churchwardens of Holy Saviour, Bitterne.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 18

“The church received a grant of £6,000 from Bitterne Educational Trust during the year. The managing trustees of Bitterne Educational Trust are the vicar and churchwardens of Holy Saviour, Bitterne.” — page 25

“The church received a grant of £7,500 from Bitterne Ecclesiastical Trust during the year. The managing trustees of Bitterne Ecclesiastical Trust are the vicar and churchwardens of Holy Saviour, Bitterne.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 18

“The church received a grant of £6,000 from Bitterne Educational Trust during the year. The managing trustees of Bitterne Educational Trust are the vicar and churchwardens of Holy Saviour, Bitterne.” — page 25

“The church received a grant of £7,500 from Bitterne Ecclesiastical Trust during the year. The managing trustees of Bitterne Ecclesiastical Trust are the vicar and churchwardens of Holy Saviour, Bitterne.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 18

“The church received a grant of £6,000 from Bitterne Educational Trust during the year. The managing trustees of Bitterne Educational Trust are the vicar and churchwardens of Holy Saviour, Bitterne.” — page 25

“The church received a grant of £7,500 from Bitterne Ecclesiastical Trust during the year. The managing trustees of Bitterne Ecclesiastical Trust are the vicar and churchwardens of Holy Saviour, Bitterne.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 18

“The church received a grant of £6,000 from Bitterne Educational Trust during the year. The managing trustees of Bitterne Educational Trust are the vicar and churchwardens of Holy Saviour, Bitterne.” — page 25

“The church received a grant of £7,500 from Bitterne Ecclesiastical Trust during the year. The managing trustees of Bitterne Ecclesiastical Trust are the vicar and churchwardens of Holy Saviour, Bitterne.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Holy Saviour, Bitterne (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£776k

Total spending

£795k

Reserves (reported)

£28k

Employees

5

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Antony PALMERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ALISON JOAN LARGE
Adrian David JACOBS
Amanda Jane WOOD
Brian AYRES
Brian Patrick GAFFNEY
Claire MOORE
Fiona HUTCHINGS
Gareth WOOD
James Moore
Jane Elizabeth FISHER
Joanne AYRES-PROCTOR
Justine Boston
Kevin SAWERS
Kim BAILLIE
Rebecca Ann BAILLIE
Roger MORAN
Stephen SPENCER
Susan BELL

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

Operates in: Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£284k	£355k
31/12/2024	£319k	£723k
31/12/2023	£776k	£795k
31/12/2022	£221k	£251k
31/12/2021	£271k	£421k

Common questions

Is PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HOLY SAVIOUR BITTERNE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £70,987 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a negative General Fund balance of £57,334. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves (current assets less current liabilities) stood at £81,410, which meets the updated policy target of three months of sufficient funds to meet business requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/12/2016	£5k	Celebrating Our Past, Building Our Future

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 BITTERNE PARK, SOUTHAMPTON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BITTERNE PARK, SOUTHAMPTON income £176k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF BOURNEMOUTH TOWN CENTRE PARISH income £302k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S BATTERSEA income £274k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHRISTOPHER, BOURNEMOUTH income £264k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM income £184k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT SAVIOUR GUILDFORD income £877k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HOLY SAVIOUR BITTERNE	£284k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BITTERNE PARK, SOUTHAMPTON FY2025	£176k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF BOURNEMOUTH TOWN CENTRE PARISH FY2024	£302k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S BATTERSEA FY2025	£274k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHRISTOPHER, BOURNEMOUTH FY2025	£264k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER HARBORNE, BIRMINGHAM FY2025	£184k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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