THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KEMP TOWN: SAINT MARY
Promotion of the gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state a net deficit of £23,867 for the year, driven by exceptional costs from heating system failure, a break-in, and storm damage. The charity holds substantial designated and restricted reserves (£159,245 and £34,796 respectively) but has an unrestricted general fund deficit of £8,184. The trustees consider the parish financially sustainable subject to continued fundraising and careful stewardship.
What the accounts disclose
“0740 Church Hall Lets - Regular £ 27,824”
Trustees
- JANE FRANCES CHETWYND-APPLETONchair
- ANDREW PHILIP PALMER
- ANN DENISE SUTHERLAND
- Barbara Jane Pritchard
- GLADYS MASVOSVA
- Joanna Caroline Gordon-Hall
- MARGARET ANN GREEN
- Norma Chawuluka
- PAUL RONALD ALBERT STACEY
- Philip Tony Davis
- Rebecca Helen Donoher
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £151k | £175k |
| 31/12/2024 | £116k | £116k |
| 31/12/2023 | £125k | £124k |
| 31/12/2022 | £202k | £178k |
| 31/12/2021 | £239k | £289k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KEMP TOWN: SAINT MARY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a net deficit of £23,867 for the year, driven by exceptional costs from heating system failure, a break-in, and storm damage. The charity holds substantial designated and restricted reserves (£159,245 and £34,796 respectively) but has an unrestricted general fund deficit of £8,184. The trustees consider the parish financially sustainable subject to continued fundraising and careful stewardship. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 30/11/2020 | £6k | St Mary's Church, Kemp Town |
| UK government | 30/11/2020 | £19k | St Mary's Church, Kemp Town |
| UK government | 14/10/2020 | £11k | CRF20: Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kemp Town: Saint Mary |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/06/2017 | £256k | "Securing the Fabric and Future of St Mary's Church, Brighton (Phase 2: West Front)" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 05/12/2014 | £234k | "Securing the Fabric and Future of St Mary's Church, Brighton (Phase 1: North Elevation)" |
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- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST KEA, TRURO
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KEMP TOWN: SAINT MARY | £151k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, COTTINGHAM (DIOCESE OF YORK) | £180k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, KENTON | £165k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE WITH ST ANNE AND ST MARK, KEMP TOWN, BRIGHTON | £372k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST KEA, TRURO | £326k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HAMPTON | £278k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |