The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Bourne

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Bourne is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnham. 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 the Bourne reported income of £330k and spending of £375k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £332k to £330k (-0.5%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 the Bourne sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Debre Selam Medhanealem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Cardiff (£330k), Pool Mission Area (£330k) and Greek Orthodox Community of Barnet (£329k).

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.