BERWICK ST JOHN PCC

Registered charity 1190646 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity is the Parochial Church Council of Berwick St John, Nr Shaftesbury, Wiltshire SP7 0EY

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £30,496 in unrestricted funds at the end of the year, which is above the stated policy target of £15,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £8,713 for the period, indicating that income exceeded expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising events (37% of income)
“Fundraising events 16,556” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least £15,000 which is approximately 6 months’ expenditure (reserves figure: £30k)
“The PCC’s policy is that unrestricted funds should be at least £15,000 which is approximately 6 months’ expenditure”
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.

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: 10

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

  • Volunteers: 10

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

  • Volunteers: 15

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£45k£36k
31/12/2024£38k£41k
31/12/2023£46k£40k
31/12/2022£49k£27k
31/12/2021£33k£35k

Common questions

Is BERWICK ST JOHN PCC financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £30,496 in unrestricted funds at the end of the year, which is above the stated policy target of £15,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £8,713 for the period, indicating that income exceeded expenditure. 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 SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, WESTBOURNE IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BERWICK ST JOHN PCC£45k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, WESTBOURNE IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER FY2025£160k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST WEST BYFLEET FY2025£171k—0below—no doubt
Berwick PCC FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL ORMSKIRK FY2025£176k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, LINDOW FY2025£241k—0unclear—no doubt

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