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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTH LANCING AND SOMPTING

Registered charity 1205535 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH LANCING AND SOMPTING PCC

Provides buildings/facilities/open space (halls and places of worship) Provides services Generally advancing the religion Educating people about the religion Pastoral care, outreach Missionary, evangelical activitiesConducting religious ceremonies such as the celebration of marriages or funerals Maintaining public churchyards and other public religious burial places

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Latest income
£185k
Latest spending
£221k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £35,317 for the year, driven by unrestricted payments exceeding receipts and significant restricted fund expenditure on church buildings. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased from £171,630 to £136,313, leaving a balance that the PCC notes is below its stated policy target of approximately two months' worth of unrestricted payments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and Legacies (53% of income)
“Donations and Legacies £97,742”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately two months’ worth of unrestricted payments (held: £136k)
“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds which equates to approximately two months’ worth of unrestricted payments as contingency against unforeseen circumstances.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£185k£221k
31/12/2024£202k£221k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTH LANCING AND SOMPTING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £35,317 for the year, driven by unrestricted payments exceeding receipts and significant restricted fund expenditure on church buildings. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased from £171,630 to £136,313, leaving a balance that the PCC notes is below its stated policy target of approximately two months' worth of unrestricted payments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.