The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary with Christ Church, Wanstead

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary with Christ Church, Wanstead is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary with Christ Church, Wanstead reported income of £656k and spending of £322k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £385k to £656k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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 St Mary with Christ Church, Wanstead sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Peace Movement (£655k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John and St Martin, Beverley (£656k) and Eastern Region Ministry Course (£655k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, charitable activities 19%, trading 19% and investments 9.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £155k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7,876. Reserves of £83k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.