PARISH OF LYNDHURST AND EMERY DOWN AND MINSTEAD

Registered charity 1211531 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The PCC's charitable objects ('Promoting the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church') are primarily focused on the advancement of religion, which is recognised as a charitable purpose having public benefit. All regular public worship is provided free of charge and open to all.

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: New Forest, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£240k

Latest spending

£226k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £67,839. The trustees report that these reserves are insufficient to cover their stated policy target of two months' running costs and identified repair works. However, the independent examiner confirmed the accounts give a true and fair view, and the trustees consider reserves adequate for general contingencies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £68k; policy: approximately two months of general running costs; one additional month of salary costs... funds set aside for the planned mission project... an allowance for anticipated quinquennial works and emergency repairs)

“On the 31 December 2025 there were insufficient reserves to cover a. two months general running cost and b. The repair works identified in the 2023 Quintennial Inspection Report on St Michael and All Angels Church in Lyndhurst.” — page 7

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/08/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (19/08/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Jane McGhee
Catherine Ann de Hauteville Bowell · trustee of 3 other charities
Dr Robert John Bowell
Emma Eugenie White
Geoffrey Keith Butler
John Andrew Collins
Karen Anne Jane Flack
Mark Gerald Peters
Shelley Gammon
Stephen Kenneth White
William Giles Andrews Mr

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£240k	£226k

Common questions

Is PARISH OF LYNDHURST AND EMERY DOWN AND MINSTEAD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £67,839. The trustees report that these reserves are insufficient to cover their stated policy target of two months' running costs and identified repair works. However, the independent examiner confirmed the accounts give a true and fair view, and the trustees consider reserves adequate for general contingencies. 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, BROMLEY.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PARISH OF LYNDHURST AND EMERY DOWN AND MINSTEAD	£240k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BROMLEY FY2025	£138k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON, THE GOOD SHEPHERD FY2025	£170k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SNEYD GREEN ST ANDREW FY2025	£170k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, KENSINGTON FY2025	£771k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST EDMUND THE KING, ST MARY WOOLNOTH AND ST CLEMENT EASTCHEAP FY2025	£682k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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