The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Merrow

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Merrow is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Merrow reported income of £282k and spending of £284k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £201k to £282k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Merrow sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berkshire Surrey Borders Methodist Circuit (£282k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dunstable (£282k) and London Islamic Cultural Society (£282k).