THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST. MARY MAGDALEN AND ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA

Registered charity 1170031 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community,Teaching, baptising and confirming new and existing believers; Maintaining an overview of worship involving the many groups that exist within the parish; Providing assistance to the poor and needy together with pastoral care for all people within the parish. Maintaining the fabric of the church.

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Latest income

£174k

Latest spending

£225k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased by £42,973 to £299,155 due to an overall deficit, driven by significant fabric repair costs and insufficient ongoing income to meet running costs. The trustees note that the financial position is unsustainable and essential to make further progress on increasing income, while maintaining reserves below their stated policy target of six months' running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: Christ Church St Leonards on Sea House Improvement Society Ltd

“Christ Church St Leonards on Sea House Improvement Society Ltd” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Anne Elizabeth Hanney
David Mark Smith
ELIZABETH JOAN MACKAY
Harry Walsgrove
JANE ELIZABETH READ
JULIE ANNE GIDLOW BA
LESLEY JANE HART
MAUREEN ELIZABETH HARMAN · trustee of 2 other charities
MICHAEL JOHN HART · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev RICHARD GALE RALPH
Rev THOMAS PHILIP VALENTINE CROWLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
SUSAN ANN SHAW · trustee of 1 other charity
TREVOR ANTHONY DAVIES · trustee of 2 other charities
Verity Dutton
WILLIAM STEPHEN BAKER

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£174k	£225k
31/12/2023	£329k	£378k
31/12/2022	£293k	£382k
31/12/2021	£280k	£393k
31/12/2020	£101k	£163k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST. MARY MAGDALEN AND ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased by £42,973 to £299,155 due to an overall deficit, driven by significant fabric repair costs and insufficient ongoing income to meet running costs. The trustees note that the financial position is unsustainable and essential to make further progress on increasing income, while maintaining reserves below their stated policy target of six months' running costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	14/12/2022	£249k	"Urgent repairs to the to the exterior of the church with the associated engagement project"

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST UPPER ST LEONARDS ON SEA.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST. MARY MAGDALEN AND ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA	£174k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST UPPER ST LEONARDS ON SEA FY2024	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARDS ON SEA, ST LEONARD AND ST ETHELBURGA FY2025	£117k	—	above	3.2%	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' LALEHAM FY2025	£375k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTHPORT FY2025	£292k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MATTHEW, ST. LEONARDS ON SEA FY2025	£172k	—	below	—	no doubt

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