The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist, Reading

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist, Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in February 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 John the Evangelist, Reading reported income of £163k and spending of £196k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £115k to £163k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 John the Evangelist, Reading sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aylesbury Vale Islamic Centre (£163k), New Life Christian Centre (£163k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wrington (£163k).