PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALE

Registered charity 1170915 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular services

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN BOTESDALE AND WATTISFIELD, SUFFOLK AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

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: Mid Suffolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of PARKVIEW CHAPEL (charity 1113215) — merger registered 29/06/2019.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£274k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus of £224,766 for the year, largely driven by the receipt of a gifted property valued at £222,000. Excluding this non-cash item, the cash surplus was £2,766, and unrestricted reserves stood at £34,436, which the trustees note is above their policy target despite ongoing refurbishment costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the accounts or the charity's compliance with accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to maintain the ongoing activities of the charity should there be a significant change in, for example, the level of giving by donors (reserves figure: £34k)

“It is considered important to maintain a level of unrestricted cash reserves sufficient to maintain the ongoing activities of the charity should there be a significant change in, for example, the level of giving by donors.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Payments totalling £585 were made to trustees when they came to preach.

“Payments totalling £585 were made to trustees when they came to preach.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Identifiable donations from trustees and related parties

“During 2025 identifiable donations to the charity from trustees and related parties totalled £242,949 without pre-condition on the use of the donations. Payments totalling £585 were made to trustees when they came to preach.” — page 17

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 20
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £273,516 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 20
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 20
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £48k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/06/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MARK ARTHUR WALLACEchair · trustee of 3 other charities
ELLA MARY MILES
Emma Clare Denton
Hendrik Lodewyk du Toit
MATTHEW WARNOCK · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew Charles Levett
PHILIP MILES
Sarah-Jane Harknett

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£274k	£52k
31/12/2024	£53k	£57k
31/12/2023	£55k	£51k
31/12/2022	£56k	£51k
31/12/2021	£45k	£41k

Common questions

Is PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus of £224,766 for the year, largely driven by the receipt of a gifted property valued at £222,000. Excluding this non-cash item, the cash surplus was £2,766, and unrestricted reserves stood at £34,436, which the trustees note is above their policy target despite ongoing refurbishment costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the accounts or the charity's compliance with accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALE as a grant recipient include RURAL MINISTRIES.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
RURAL MINISTRIES	FY2023	£1k	Ministry support

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ROYAL DIADEM CHAPEL NORTHAMPTON.

THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ROYAL DIADEM CHAPEL NORTHAMPTON income £156k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CASTLECHURCH income £99k
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH UPPER CHAPEL income £214k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF KIDBROOKE income £284k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF HAWKWELL income £142k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CARLISLE income £134k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALE	£274k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ROYAL DIADEM CHAPEL NORTHAMPTON FY2025	£156k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CASTLECHURCH FY2025	£99k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH UPPER CHAPEL FY2025	£214k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF KIDBROOKE FY2025	£284k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF HAWKWELL FY2025	£142k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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