The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paulinus, Crayford

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paulinus, Crayford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dartford. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it 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 Paulinus, Crayford reported income of £155k and spending of £177k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £158k to £155k (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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 Paulinus, Crayford sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sasta Foundation (£155k), Ammanford Evangelical Church (£155k) and Heavy Woollen District Scout Council (£155k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.