THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S BROADBRIDGE HEATH

Registered charity 1195316 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN'S CHURCH PCC BROADBRIDGE HEATH

St John's Church is a relaxed and lively Anglican church working within and for the benefit of the local and wider community of Broadbridge Heath and Horsham.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£263k

Latest spending

£168k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £263,284 from £204,288 in the prior year, while expenditure decreased to £167,655 from £185,355, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £232,737, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately four months of unrestricted payments (£58,400).

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months of unrestricted payments (reserves figure: £233k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds (excluding property) which equates to approximately four months of unrestricted payments as contingency” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Administrative services to trustee's wife

“Mrs S Tombling, wife of Mr D Tombling, a trustee, received £5,567 for administrative services.” — page 19

“Mrs L Garry, wife of Mr R Garry, a trustee, received £3,626 for administrative services.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Administrative services to trustee's wife

“Mrs S Tombling, wife of Mr D Tombling, a trustee, received £5,567 for administrative services.” — page 19

“Mrs L Garry, wife of Mr R Garry, a trustee, received £3,626 for administrative services.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Electrical work by trustee

“Mrs S Tombling, wife of Mr D Tombling, a trustee, received £5,567 for administrative services.” — page 19

“Mrs L Garry, wife of Mr R Garry, a trustee, received £3,626 for administrative services.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Photography services to trustee's wife

“Mrs S Tombling, wife of Mr D Tombling, a trustee, received £5,567 for administrative services.” — page 19

“Mrs L Garry, wife of Mr R Garry, a trustee, received £3,626 for administrative services.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 150
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 150

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

Volunteers: 124

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Mark Harley Lavenderchair
Andrew Guy Edwards
Andrew James Hamilton Scott
Audrey Lee
Brian Philip New
Christopher John Robertson
David John Tombling
Donald Patience
George Raymond Dickson
Katrina Smith
Lyndall Jayne McCarthy
Richard Jon Garry · trustee of 1 other charity

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	£263k	£168k
31/12/2024	£204k	£185k
31/12/2023	£187k	£166k
31/12/2022	£188k	£131k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S BROADBRIDGE HEATH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £263,284 from £204,288 in the prior year, while expenditure decreased to £167,655 from £185,355, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £232,737, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately four months of unrestricted payments (£58,400). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, OLD COULSDON IN THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S BROADBRIDGE HEATH	£263k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, OLD COULSDON IN THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK FY2025	£300k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN WITH ST ANDREW PECKHAM FY2024	£100k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, UPPER HOLLOWAY FY2025	£375k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST BURSCOUGH BRIDGE FY2025	£415k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, WALTHAMSTOW FY2025	£245k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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