ST FRANCIS', VALLEY PARK SINGLE CONGREGATION LOCAL ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1165677 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST FRANCIS' CHURCH, VALLEY PARK

The witness, ministry and mission of the Christian Church according to the rites, tenets and articles of faith of the participating church denominations of the Local Ecumenical Partnership: Church of England, Methodist and United Reformed Churches, and operating principally within in the Ecclesiastical Parish of Valley Park, Chandler's Ford, Hampshire.

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Latest income

£172k

Latest spending

£166k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £172,275, which was £705 below the budgeted figure. Operational expenditure decreased by over £1,100 compared to the previous year, resulting in a net surplus of £6,561, although unrestricted funds saw a deficit due to transfers and designated fund usage.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £14k; policy: unclear)

“we have been unable to transfer anything to the Maintenance Reserve Fund again in 2024. In fact, we had to draw on this fund to cover the end of year shortfall. Because of this, along with some depreciation, the Maintenance fund has reduced to £33,564.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Francis Church, Valley Park (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Peter Brombleychair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Grove · trustee of 1 other charity
Carol Ann Nye
Elizabeth Frisby
Fiona Jane Grove
Helen Christine Bifield
Johanna Fish
Jonathan Estabrook
Natasha Dean
Peter Simon Rhodes
Rev Stephen Williams

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£172k	£166k
31/12/2023	£169k	£167k
31/12/2022	£157k	£128k
31/12/2021	£140k	£122k
31/12/2020	£118k	£115k

Common questions

Is ST FRANCIS', VALLEY PARK SINGLE CONGREGATION LOCAL ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £172,275, which was £705 below the budgeted figure. Operational expenditure decreased by over £1,100 compared to the previous year, resulting in a net surplus of £6,561, although unrestricted funds saw a deficit due to transfers and designated fund usage. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.