THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE, WEST WORTHING

Registered charity 1178660 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN THE DIVINE, WEST WORTHING PCC

Regular public worship, prayer and bible study groups. Pastoral work by visiting the sick, bereaved and giving Holy Communion. Teaching Christianity through sermons and school assemblies. Promoting the churches mission by providing and facilitating activities for parents, children and the elderly. Maintaining the church and its church hall for the use of the community.

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Latest income

£179k

Latest spending

£168k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity’s consolidated net assets increased to £218,292 in 2025, driven by a preschool surplus of £18,966 which offset a church deficit of £7,830. Per the trustees' report, the church incurred a deficit mainly due to roof repairs, while the preschool maintained strong financial viability through public funding and designated reserves to manage roll fluctuations.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Alexandra Elizabeth Shanks
Caroline Burke
Gillian Almond
Martin Lloyd · trustee of 1 other charity
Martyn Shanks
Rev Thomas James Cotterill · trustee of 1 other charity
Rosalind Janice Ashton

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	£179k	£168k
31/12/2024	£183k	£170k
31/12/2023	£145k	£138k
31/12/2022	£135k	£124k
31/12/2021	£147k	£148k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE, WEST WORTHING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity’s consolidated net assets increased to £218,292 in 2025, driven by a preschool surplus of £18,966 which offset a church deficit of £7,830. Per the trustees' report, the church incurred a deficit mainly due to roof repairs, while the preschool maintained strong financial viability through public funding and designated reserves to manage roll fluctuations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 STEPHEN AND ST WULSTAN, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM.

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 ST. JOHN THE DIVINE, WEST WORTHING	£179k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN AND ST WULSTAN, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM FY2025	£358k	—	unclear	100.0%	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURT AND RUSHMOOR FY2024	£128k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON FY2025	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. FY2025	£516k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS HORDLE FY2025	£172k	—	above	—	no doubt

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