PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF BOURNEMOUTH TOWN CENTRE PARISH

Registered charity 1186400 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

BTCP Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Canon Nicholas Jepson-Biddle, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the three churches and the Resurrection Chapel at St Peters Church.

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Latest income
£293k
Latest spending
£361k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased by 9.5% to £621,133 due to ongoing extraordinary expenditure on church renovations and a donation to a new charity. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that available bank funds provide 2.0 times annual expenditure, indicating sufficient resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
Recurring sources of income (excluding gift aid, VAT recoverable and insurance claims) showed a favourable increase in the year to £169,852 — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£561k
Total spending
£385k
Cost of raising funds
£384k
Reserves (reported)
£544k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~16.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£293k£361k
31/12/2023£561k£385k
31/12/2022£378k£224k
31/12/2021£178k£189k
31/12/2020£172k£194k

Common questions

Is PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF BOURNEMOUTH TOWN CENTRE PARISH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased by 9.5% to £621,133 due to ongoing extraordinary expenditure on church renovations and a donation to a new charity. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that available bank funds provide 2.0 times annual expenditure, indicating sufficient resources to continue operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.