THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PETWORTH

Registered charity 1188604 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St. Mary the Virgin Church is the Anglican church serving the town of Petworth. As well as a range of weekly and seasonal services, it provides baptisms, marriages, and funerals for the community. It is open for private prayer. It hosts civic services such as Remembrance Sunday, and other special events and memorials. Its premises host the annual Petworth Festival and Literature Festival.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the parish had £53k available to spend at year-end, with £21k above expenditure, though £13k of that surplus came from bequests. The trustees noted it was vital to increase income to keep afloat, indicating financial pressure despite current liquidity.

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

• Philip Mark Gilbertchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alan James Franklin Sutton
• Andrew Charles Howard · trustee of 2 other charities
• Derek William Rudge
• Diane Jane Parr
• Eileen Patricia Lintill · trustee of 2 other charities
• Elizabeth Ann Jones
• JEAN DOROTHY HUGGETT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jacqueline Margaret Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jill Easton BSc Hons.
• Judith Penny Howard
• Lewis Brian Parr
• Matthew Henry Cooke · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicholas Neil Wheeler · trustee of 3 other charities
• Paul Charles Hawtrey

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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