THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WALBERTON

Registered charity 1175197 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF ST MARY'S, WALBERTON, ST MARY'S, WALBERTON, WALBERTON PCC

The provision of regular public worship open to all, and the provision of consecrated space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Work with children and young people with a Christian ethos. Promotion of Christianity and the whole mission of the church. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas. Taking religious assemblies in school.

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH,PASTORAL,EVANGELISTIC,SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL.

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

Latest income

£110k

Latest spending

£119k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £8,379 for the year, with the general fund showing a deficit of £18,251 due to timing differences in grant receipts and capital expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £55,000 in its General Reserve Account, although its immediate cash balance of £5,779 is below the stated policy target of two to three months' unrestricted payments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The closing balance of £5779 at Nat West at the end of 2025 does not meet this requirement. However, we can access £55,000 from our General Reserve account, if required (subject to a few days’ notice).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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: 40
Government income: £13,359 — grants £13,359 (2); 12% of the £110,207 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 35

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

Volunteers: 35
Government income: £8,878 — grants £8,878 (1); 8% of the £113,183 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 01/11/2022, 1 day after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev TIMOTHY WARDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Donald John Cooke
Dr BRENDAN DOUGLAS WILLIAM AMESBURY
JULIE ALLDAY · trustee of 1 other charity
Jean Strickland · trustee of 2 other charities
MARTIN ANDREW SEWELL
STEVEN PHILLIPS
Sarah Jean Bergius

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£110k	£119k
31/12/2024	£207k	£160k
31/12/2023	£113k	£119k
31/12/2022	£158k	£160k
31/12/2021	£121k	£133k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WALBERTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £8,379 for the year, with the general fund showing a deficit of £18,251 due to timing differences in grant receipts and capital expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £55,000 in its General Reserve Account, although its immediate cash balance of £5,779 is below the stated policy target of two to three months' unrestricted payments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WALBERTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WALBERTON as a grant recipient include THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	FY2025	£1k

Charities like this

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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 WALBERTON	£110k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND ALL SAINTS WHALLEY FY2025	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BIDEFORD FY2025	£196k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HAMPTON FY2025	£278k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE ALBRIGHTON FY2025	£165k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY BALDERSTONE FY2025	£129k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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