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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HOOK-WITH-WARSASH

Registered charity 1162521 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S CHURCH, WARSASH

Parochial Church Council of St. Mary, Hook with Warsash

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: Fareham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£160k
Latest spending
£152k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £8,469.38 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, largely due to delayed repair expenditure. The charity holds unrestricted general funds of £71,700.36 and is actively building cash reserves by reinvesting dividend and interest income. However, the trustees note increasing reliance on fundraising to meet rising Parish Share obligations and acknowledge challenges related to volunteer availability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary income (43% of income)
“Voluntary income £111,911.84” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum balance in the Barclays current account of around £5k (reserves figure: £72k)
“At the PCC Meeting in November 2025 the PCC agreed the budget for 2026, and reconfirmed its decision made earlier in the year to reinvest all future dividend income and interest from both these accounts into the Church of England Deposit Fund to continue to build up the level of our cash reserves. The PCC also agreed to hold a minimum balance in the Barclays current account of around £5k”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One PCC Member received remuneration of £1,578.95 as a Families Worker.
“One PCC Member was employed part-time during the year as a Families Worker running the Messy Church congregations. Total pay received during 2025 for this PCC Member including holiday pay was £1,578.95.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from PCC Members
“Donations were received during the year from related parties (PCC Members) totalling £23,472.60.” — page 7
“One PCC Member was employed part-time during the year as a Families Worker running the Messy Church congregations. Total pay received during 2025 for this PCC Member including holiday pay was £1,578.95.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration to PCC Member
“Donations were received during the year from related parties (PCC Members) totalling £23,472.60.” — page 7
“One PCC Member was employed part-time during the year as a Families Worker running the Messy Church congregations. Total pay received during 2025 for this PCC Member including holiday pay was £1,578.95.” — page 7
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.

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: 49
  • Government income: £2,516 — grants £2,516 (1); 2% of the £160,025 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

  • Volunteers: 49
  • Government income: £1,888 — grants £1,888 (1); 1% of the £157,212 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

  • Volunteers: 49
  • Government income: £33,643 — grants £33,643 (3); 18% of the £189,282 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Hook-with-Warsash (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£160k£152k
31/12/2024£157k£163k
31/12/2023£189k£225k
31/12/2022£323k£283k
31/12/2021£138k£119k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HOOK-WITH-WARSASH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £8,469.38 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, largely due to delayed repair expenditure. The charity holds unrestricted general funds of £71,700.36 and is actively building cash reserves by reinvesting dividend and interest income. However, the trustees note increasing reliance on fundraising to meet rising Parish Share obligations and acknowledge challenges related to volunteer availability. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, EAST TWICKENHAM1£6k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY1£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HOOK-WITH-WARSASH£160k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S HOOK FY2025£87k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HAMPTON FY2025£278k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH CHRIST CHURCH, WANSTEAD FY2025£656k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, SUMMERSTOWN FY2025£123k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES, WOODFORD FY2025£226k——unclear—no doubt

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