Cove Parochial Church Council

Charity number: 1132865
Charity reporting is up to date (38 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Religious activities through regular weekly worship services, weekday opportunities to learn about the Christian faith, on-line recordings and website. Community outreach particularly focussed on those in need. This includes Farnborough Foodbank, those experiencing social isolation, loneliness and seasonal warm space. Farnborough Foodbank is a franchise of The Trussell Trust.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income:
£560,287

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Donations and legacies £227.99k
Charitable activities £35.58k
Other trading activities £15.06k
Investments £11.17k
Other £270.48k

Total expenditure:
£340,666

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £340.67k
Other £0

£3,002 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £2,369 from 4 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £340.67k
Retained for future use £219.62k

People

5 Employee(s)

14 Trustee(s)

70 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 November 2009: Previously excepted registration
  • 10 April 2025: Funds received from 1143212 FARNBOROUGH FOODBANK
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • PCC OF COVE PARISH (Working name)
  • THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN COVE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Gemma Michelle Foster Chair 14 March 2019
None on record
Linda Christine Caney Trustee 29 April 2024
None on record
Marc Ogwen Roberts Trustee 29 April 2024
None on record
Carol Ann Bird Trustee 29 April 2024
None on record
Deborah Jane George Trustee 24 April 2023
None on record
Janet Whitlock Trustee 24 April 2023
None on record
Jean Margaret Williams Trustee 09 May 2022
COVE CHILD CONTACT CENTRE
Received: On time
Penelope Jane Pidd Trustee 12 October 2020
None on record
Catherine Beadle Trustee 12 October 2020
None on record
Simon Charles Taylor Trustee 11 May 2020
None on record
Andrew Jonathan Hyde Trustee 11 May 2020
None on record
Elizabeth Susan Brown Trustee 11 May 2020
None on record
MR TONY BEADLE Trustee 01 May 2017
None on record
NICHOLAS YOUNG Trustee 09 August 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £226.61k £227.34k £240.58k £303.17k £560.29k
Total expenditure £237.75k £199.93k £247.81k £274.69k £340.67k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £1.00k £2.37k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £227.99k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £15.06k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £35.58k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £11.17k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £270.48k
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £340.67k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £2.40k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £504
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £28.80k
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £64.87k
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £431.66k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £32.53k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 08 December 2025 38 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 08 December 2025 38 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 18 December 2024 48 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 18 December 2024 48 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 06 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 06 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 14 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 07 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 07 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES as amended on 04 Jul 2020

Charitable objects

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
Christ Church
Cove Road
FARNBOROUGH
Hampshire
GU14 0EX
Phone:
01252 371804
Email:
INFO@COVEPARISH.CHURCH
Website:

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