Registered charity · Brighton
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Matthias, Brighton
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Matthias, Brighton is a registered charity (number 1185491) based in Brighton, governed by 19 trustees and chaired by Rev Thomas James Holbird since 2017. Latest income £396k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as St Matthias, Brighton (Charity Commission)
- 19 trustees
- Income £396k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Thomas James HolbirdChair · since 2017
- Amelia Louise ChantTrustee · since 2026
- Andrew Peter Denham AuldTrustee · since 2023
- Caroline Rachel Palmer FRYTrustee · since 2021
- Christopher Adrian LomasTrustee · since 2021
- David Benjamin JonesTrustee · since 2019
- Dr Katherine Jennifer GardnerTrustee · since 2021
- Florence Ann Sparham O ReilleyTrustee · since 2025
- Helena LomasTrustee · since 2025
- Jonathan Hugh GreenTrustee · since 2023
- Laura BattenTrustee · since 2018
- Nicola Ruth ProbertTrustee · since 2022
- Rachel HollandTrustee · since 2023
- Rev Dr Katherine Sarah MiddletonTrustee · since 2023
- Sarah-Jane BuysTrustee · since 2023
- Simon William BurrellTrustee · since 2026
- Susan Elizabeth MiddletonTrustee · since 2020
- Thomas Deering Blair-FishTrustee · since 2025
- Timothy Mark Hugo Palmer FRYTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Brighton And Hove
- Website
- www.stmatthiasbrighton.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£396k£440k
- 2024£434k£415k
- 2023£399k£406k
Earlier years
- 2022£418k£388k
- 2021£341k£352k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Grants received
8 grants · £67,182 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Trussell · £54,340 (5 grants)
- Sussex Community Foundation · £12,842 (3 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
19 trustees on the board
- Rev Thomas James Holbird Chair since 2017
- Andrew Peter Denham Auld since 2023
- Amelia Louise Chant since 2026
- Caroline Rachel Palmer FRY since 2021
- Christopher Adrian Lomas since 2021
- David Benjamin Jones since 2019
- Dr Katherine Jennifer Gardner since 2021
- Florence Ann Sparham O Reilley since 2025
- Helena Lomas since 2025
- Jonathan Hugh Green since 2023
- Laura Batten since 2018
- Nicola Ruth Probert since 2022
- Rachel Holland since 2023
- Rev Dr Katherine Sarah Middleton since 2023
- Sarah-Jane Buys since 2023
- Susan Elizabeth Middleton since 2020
- Simon William Burrell since 2026
- Timothy Mark Hugo Palmer FRY since 2021
- Thomas Deering Blair-Fish since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Thomas James Holbird Chair since 2017
- David Benjamin Jones since 2019
- Laura Batten since 2018
- Susan Elizabeth Middleton since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (18)
- Andrew Peter Denham Auld since 2023
- Amelia Louise Chant since 2026
- Caroline Rachel Palmer FRY since 2021
- Christopher Adrian Lomas since 2021
- David Benjamin Jones since 2019
- Dr Katherine Jennifer Gardner since 2021
- Florence Ann Sparham O Reilley since 2025
- Helena Lomas since 2025
- Jonathan Hugh Green since 2023
- Laura Batten since 2018
- Nicola Ruth Probert since 2022
- Rachel Holland since 2023
- Rev Dr Katherine Sarah Middleton since 2023
- Sarah-Jane Buys since 2023
- Susan Elizabeth Middleton since 2020
- Simon William Burrell since 2026
- Timothy Mark Hugo Palmer FRY since 2021
- Thomas Deering Blair-Fish since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Rev Thomas James Holbird Chair since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1185491
- Status
- Registered
- Contact on the register
- 01273239999 · info@stmatthiasbrighton.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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