THE PARISH OF BASINGSTOKE DOWN

Registered charity 1202279 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious Activities

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.

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Latest income

£228k

Latest spending

£120k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted income rose significantly to £227,985, driven by a legacy and one-off gifts, while unrestricted expenses were £105,770, resulting in a surplus. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three months' expenditure (approx. £30,000) and held unrestricted cash funds of £137,701 at year-end, indicating strong liquidity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months expenditure which amounts to approximately £30,000 (held: £138k)

“maintain the balance held in unrestricted funds to the equivalent of three months expenditure which amounts to approximately £30,000” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee receives remuneration as an administrator

“One trustee works as an administrator for the Parish and receives remuneration and benefits for this role” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: One trustee works as an administrator for the Parish and receives remuneration and benefits for this role

“One trustee works as an administrator for the Parish and receives remuneration and benefits for this role” — page 15

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
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Nicola Suchchair
Andrew Mark Campbell Briggs
Christopher Frank Welton
Clare Elizabeth Nunn
Georgina Mary Bull
Hilary Marsden Nickell
Jason Robert Nunn
Jeannette Marie Welton
Jo Royal
Jonathan Michael Morris
Laura Wilkinson
Primrose May Gibson
Rev Kim Pauline Robins
Susan Elizabeth Hooper
William David North

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£228k	£120k
31/12/2024	£117k	£114k
31/12/2023	£124k	£125k

Common questions

Is THE PARISH OF BASINGSTOKE DOWN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted income rose significantly to £227,985, driven by a legacy and one-off gifts, while unrestricted expenses were £105,770, resulting in a surplus. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three months' expenditure (approx. £30,000) and held unrestricted cash funds of £137,701 at year-end, indicating strong liquidity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST	1	£11k

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 ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, ROYSTON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, ROYSTON income £192k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEDDINGTON income £151k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF OLD BASING AND LYCHPIT income £136k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SAVIOUR & ST PETER, EASTBOURNE income £201k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD income £2.2m
BASINGSTOKE COMMUNITY CHURCHES income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PARISH OF BASINGSTOKE DOWN	£228k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, ROYSTON FY2025	£192k	—	within	19.1%	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 OLD BASING AND LYCHPIT FY2025	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SAVIOUR & ST PETER, EASTBOURNE FY2025	£201k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD FY2025	£2.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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