Berwick PCC

Registered charity 1197144 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, BERWICK BN26 6SR

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

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Latest income

£109k

Latest spending

£104k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,177 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £104,084. Per the trustees' report, this balance exceeds the stated policy target of £35,000, which represents six months of recurring unrestricted payments. The charity maintains sufficient liquidity to meet its Parish Share obligations and planned capital projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ worth of recurring unrestricted payments, say £35,000 (held: £104k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the unrestricted fund which equates to a minimum six months’ worth of recurring unrestricted payments, say £35,000”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Berwick Church (St Michael & All Angels) East Sussex (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/05/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Peter Michael Bleechair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Paul Williamson
Beryl Anne Smith
CHARLES VERNON ANSON CVO, DL,
CRISPIN PATRICK FREEMAN · trustee of 3 other charities
Catherine Elaine Marsh
Christine Stella Skinner · trustee of 1 other charity
Jane Melanie Corkran
Paul Martineau Lewis
Phillipa Ruth Nares

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£109k	£104k
31/12/2024	£108k	£115k
31/12/2023	£248k	£219k
31/12/2022	£307k	£478k

Common questions

Is Berwick PCC financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,177 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £104,084. Per the trustees' report, this balance exceeds the stated policy target of £35,000, which represents six months of recurring unrestricted payments. The charity maintains sufficient liquidity to meet its Parish Share obligations and planned capital projects. Its FY2024 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 GEORGE, BROCKWORTH, IN THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Berwick PCC	£109k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE, BROCKWORTH, IN THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER FY2025	£117k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIDPORT FY2025	£370k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEDDINGTON FY2025	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKES REDCLIFFE GARDENS FY2024	£310k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, WICK, DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER. FY2025	£114k	—	above	—	no doubt

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