THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, CATHERINGTON, PORTSMOUTH

Registered charity 1176928 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ecclesiastical and Religious activities in the ecclesiastical parish of Catherington

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.

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Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains financially viable but relies on substantial and diminishing reserves, with unrestricted funds decreasing by £34,382 during the year. The trustees note that the balance sheet is lighter than the previous year and that current financial trends are not sustainable without new regular givers. Despite this, the PCC confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months operating costs (held: £450k)
“In terms second level reserves and unrestricted funds, the intended reserves level is 6 months operating costs” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mrs D Vears (Lay Reader/Deanery Synod Rep) received £2,535. Note 12 claims no related party transactions, but Note 9 discloses payment to a PCC-connected person.
“One person connected with the PCC has been paid, or is payable, remuneration or other benefits from PCC funds. Amounts paid to Mrs D Vears during the year to 31 December 2024 totalled £2,535” — page 17
Per its FY2024 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£51k£98k
31/12/2023£283k£91k
31/12/2022£65k£74k
31/12/2021£44k£60k
31/12/2020£39k£68k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, CATHERINGTON, PORTSMOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains financially viable but relies on substantial and diminishing reserves, with unrestricted funds decreasing by £34,382 during the year. The trustees note that the balance sheet is lighter than the previous year and that current financial trends are not sustainable without new regular givers. Despite this, the PCC confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.