THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S CHURCH, BYFLEET
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Objects
PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus on unrestricted funds of £3,000 for the year, resulting in an increase in unrestricted reserves to £57,372. The financial review notes that this position was considerably better than expected due to increased income from donations, legacies, and hall lettings, despite a drop in regular giving. The charity also cashed in historic endowment funds, transferring £33,266 to unrestricted funds.
What the accounts disclose
“Income from trading activities shows an increase to £37,304 (2024: £31,567) due to increased hall and kitchen lettings.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints 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: 30
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 40
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 05/11/2025, 5 days after the 31/10/2025 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 10/07/2024, 253 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 15/01/2023, 76 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
Trustees
- ANDREW HODSON
- Alexander James Goode
- Bernice Margaret Rust
- Caroline Asha Newland
- JEAN-PIERRE FROSSARD
- JIM ALLEN
- Joanne Hazel Prior
- Katherine Jane Weston
- MARIAN NASH
- Michael Allan Edis
- Rev Christopher Eugene Cozier
- Samantha Fisk
- Sarah Frossard
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £153k | £170k |
| 31/12/2024 | £137k | £142k |
| 31/12/2023 | £129k | £133k |
| 31/12/2022 | £128k | £124k |
| 31/12/2021 | £126k | £130k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S CHURCH, BYFLEET financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus on unrestricted funds of £3,000 for the year, resulting in an increase in unrestricted reserves to £57,372. The financial review notes that this position was considerably better than expected due to increased income from donations, legacies, and hall lettings, despite a drop in regular giving. The charity also cashed in historic endowment funds, transferring £33,266 to unrestricted funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE S M B TRUST | 1 | £2k |
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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 ST MARY'S CHURCH, BYFLEET | £153k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA | £120k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, UFFCULME | £115k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, HOLYROOD, PRESTWICH | £134k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, LEIGH ON SEA | £160k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST NICOLAS SPALDING | £149k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |