ST BARNABAS WITH CHRIST CHURCH PCC
Promotion of the whole mission of the Church of England in the Parish of St Barnabas with Christchurch.
Objects
PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted general fund balance is £48,416, derived from total funds of £130,959 less restricted and designated funds. The trustees report that finances remain in good health despite lower congregation numbers, noting that the PCC plans payments to match receipts and utilizes designated reserves to cover any operating deficits.
What the accounts disclose
“It seeks to maintain general unrestricted reserves of a sufficient amount to cover such variations in the timings of payments and receipts as are nevertheless likely to occur.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 05/02/2024, 97 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).
Trustees
- ANN MARY BRYANT
- CLAIRE SUMMERS
- ELIZABETH MARY JAMES
- ERIC JOHN DENTITH
- GRAHAM GEORGE SUGDEN BSC, PHD
- HELEN MARGARET PLATT
- JACQUELINE ANN CAMPBELL
- Julie Ann Berrow
- Marian Joyce Bailey
- PAMELA JEAN INSTAN
- RACHEL MARY CHALMERS
- Rev JULIE-ANN WATSON
- SHEILA MAY BRIGHT
- Susan Catherine Martyr
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £95k | £104k |
| 31/12/2024 | £101k | £100k |
| 31/12/2023 | £79k | £85k |
| 31/12/2022 | £86k | £82k |
| 31/12/2021 | £89k | £89k |
Common questions
Is ST BARNABAS WITH CHRIST CHURCH PCC financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted general fund balance is £48,416, derived from total funds of £130,959 less restricted and designated funds. The trustees report that finances remain in good health despite lower congregation numbers, noting that the PCC plans payments to match receipts and utilizes designated reserves to cover any operating deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ST BARNABAS WITH CHRIST CHURCH PCC?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ST BARNABAS WITH CHRIST CHURCH PCC as a grant recipient include CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, WINCHESTER, BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY, BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, MANCHESTER DIOCESAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL AID.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST | FY2025 | £26k | Grants and Mission Giving |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, WINCHESTER | FY2025 | £20k | Seniors' work from dissolution of Winchester Well Being |
| BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY | FY2021 | £12k | Building related projects and mission related projects |
| BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION | FY2024 | £10k | |
| MANCHESTER DIOCESAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL AID | FY2024 | £10k | |
| STRAND PARISHES TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, WINCHESTER | FY2025 | £4k | Community use from dissolution of Winchester Well Being |
| THE FRIENDS OF KENT CHURCHES | FY2023 | £4k | Gillingham |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE'S SWALLOWBECK | FY2021 | £186 | Mission Giving and Donations - Home |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE'S SWALLOWBECK | FY2023 | £153 | Home Mission Giving |
| THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED | FY2023 | amount not stated | |
| THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2026 | amount not stated |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, WINCHESTER
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, ERDINGTON
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SOUTHFIELDS
- BARNABAS COMMUNITY CHURCH
- PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF SAINT BARNABAS BEXHILL-ON-SEA
- ST BARNABAS WOODFORD GREEN PCC
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST BARNABAS WITH CHRIST CHURCH PCC | £95k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, WINCHESTER | £199k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, ERDINGTON | £327k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SOUTHFIELDS | £125k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BARNABAS COMMUNITY CHURCH | £539k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF SAINT BARNABAS BEXHILL-ON-SEA | £215k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |