The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings (aka HTH Church, Holy Trinity PCC Hastings)
Overview
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings's network
15 people6 organisationsi15 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
15 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Simon George Larkin | Chair | 2014 | 12 yrs |
| Beryl Oliver | Trustee | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Edward Sibery Knolles Gosnell | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Emma Elizabeth Kersey | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Graham John Pascoe Seaton | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Mark Haley | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| James Septimus Keeling | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeremy Hocking | Trustee | 2026 | new |
Board
The board
15 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Simon George Larkin | Chair | 2014 | 12 yrs |
| Beryl Oliver | Trustee | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Edward Sibery Knolles Gosnell | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Emma Elizabeth Kersey | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Graham John Pascoe Seaton | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Mark Haley | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| James Septimus Keeling | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeremy Hocking | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Natassja Garner | Trustee | 2014 | 12 yrs |
| Neil Christopher Grover | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Philippa Sylvia Grace Fishlock | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rachael Alexandra Talbot | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Richard Andrew Catley | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Temidire Oyinkansola Odesanya | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Yetunde Aisha Yusuf | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
4.3y
median 2y
Longest tenure
12y
since 2014
Years in governance
7.2y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
2
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
8
of 15 on the board
15 trustees on the board
- Rev Simon George Larkin Chair since 2014
- Beryl Oliver since 2015
- Edward Sibery Knolles Gosnell since 2016
- Emma Elizabeth Kersey since 2025
- Graham John Pascoe Seaton since 2025
- James Mark Haley since 2026
- James Septimus Keeling since 2019
- Jeremy Hocking since 2026
- Natassja Garner since 2014
- Neil Christopher Grover since 2022
- Philippa Sylvia Grace Fishlock since 2024
- Rachael Alexandra Talbot since 2026
- Richard Andrew Catley since 2026
- Temidire Oyinkansola Odesanya since 2026
- Yetunde Aisha Yusuf since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Simon George Larkin Chair since 2014
- Beryl Oliver since 2015
- Edward Sibery Knolles Gosnell since 2016
- James Septimus Keeling since 2019
- Natassja Garner since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Edward Sibery Knolles Gosnell since 2016
- Emma Elizabeth Kersey since 2025
- Graham John Pascoe Seaton since 2025
- James Mark Haley since 2026
- James Septimus Keeling since 2019
- Natassja Garner since 2014
- Neil Christopher Grover since 2022
- Rachael Alexandra Talbot since 2026
- Richard Andrew Catley since 2026
- Temidire Oyinkansola Odesanya since 2026
- Yetunde Aisha Yusuf since 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Rev Simon George Larkin Chair since 2014
- Beryl Oliver since 2015
- Jeremy Hocking since 2026
- Philippa Sylvia Grace Fishlock since 2024
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 15Education/training 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Other services 2
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Network
Network
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Finances
6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £550.01k | £497.61k | £455.13k | £588.90k | £783.77k | £1.06m |
| Total expenditure | £363.91k | £596.52k | £482.66k | £544.47k | £815.91k | £757.42k |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £2.80k | £2.50k | Not reported |
| Income by source | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | £513.84k | Not reported | Not reported | £567.77k | £761.11k | £1.05m |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | £2.46k | £1.48k | £1.18k |
| Other trading activities | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Investments | £36.17k | Not reported | Not reported | £3.67k | £7.45k | £4.28k |
| Endowments | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | £15.00k | £13.73k | £7.27k |
| Expenditure by type | ||||||
| Charitable activities | £354.71k | Not reported | Not reported | £521.73k | £796.52k | £739.63k |
| Raising funds | £9.20k | Not reported | Not reported | £22.74k | £19.38k | £17.80k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | £1.00k | Not reported | Not reported | £14.98k | £5.10k | £9.68k |
| Investment management | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 18 October 2026.
Assets and liabilities
4 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £341.16k | £258.98k | £226.61k | £552.31k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £16.26k | £16.08k | £15.84k | £42.18k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £324.90k | £242.90k | £210.76k | £510.12k |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 18 October 2026.
Funds and reserves
4 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £121.00k | £84.03k | £96.45k | £114.20k |
| Restricted funds | £203.91k | £158.87k | £114.32k | £395.92k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £324.90k | £242.90k | £210.76k | £510.12k |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £121.00k | £84.03k | £96.45k | £114.20k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £341.16k | £258.98k | £226.61k | £552.31k |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 18 October 2026.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 6 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | 19 October 2026 | 19 October 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 20 September 2025 | 20 September 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 11 September 2024 | 11 September 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 12 September 2023 | 12 September 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | 12 April 2022 | 12 April 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | 26 April 2021 | 26 April 2021 | On time | None online |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
12 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 22 October 2019 to 2 October 2025.Total from published grants
£5.2m
£5,230,842
Grants
12
published to 360Giving
Funders
7
distinct funders
Latest grant
Oct 2025
2 October 2025
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£46k2019
£29k2020
£39k2021
£36k2022
£5m2023
£30k2024
£67k2025
Funders
7 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 1 | £4,983,636 | 2023 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 2 | £70,000 | 2021 to 2025 |
| Henry Smith Foundation | 2 | £60,100 | 2020 to 2022 |
| The Joseph Rank Trust | 1 | £37,500 | 2019 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 2 | £37,145 | 2024 to 2025 |
| Sussex Community Foundation | 3 | £23,361 | 2019 to 2024 |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | 1 | £19,100 | 2021 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Safehaven | £17,412 |
| 23 April 2025 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £50,000 |
| 8 November 2024 | Sussex Community Foundation | Grant to Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings (HTH) | £9,773 |
| 2 August 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Safehaven | £19,733 |
| 5 December 2023 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | "Holy Trinity Hastings: Heritage@HTH" | £4,983,636 |
| 21 July 2022 | Sussex Community Foundation | Grant to Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings | £5,000 |
| 14 June 2022 | Henry Smith Foundation | Grant to PCC of Holy Trinity Hastings | £31,200 |
| 8 March 2021 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | CRF21: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings | £19,100 |
| 12 February 2021 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £20,000 |
| 18 February 2020 | Henry Smith Foundation | Grant to Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings | £28,900 |
| 10 December 2019 | Sussex Community Foundation | Grant to Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings | £8,588 |
| 22 October 2019 | The Joseph Rank Trust | Holy Trinity, Hastings | £37,500 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- Sussex Community Foundation (3 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Henry Smith Foundation (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Garfield Weston Foundation (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The National Lottery Community Fund (2 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- The Joseph Rank Trust (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Cabinet Office (1 grant) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund (1 grant) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
PROMOTING
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: East Sussex
- Governing document
- PAROCHIAL
CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES THAT CAME INTO FORCE ON 02 JAN 1957 as filed - Register history
- 28 September 2015Registered (previously an excepted charity)
- Working names
- HTH Church, Holy Trinity PCC Hastings
Policies the charity says it has
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.hthchurch.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015