The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John Colchester

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John Colchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. 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 individuals, 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 St John Colchester reported income of £394k and spending of £368k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £306k to £394k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Colchester sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toimchei Yom Tov Manchester (£394k), Al Falah Islamic Social Welfare Centre Trust (£394k) and Bournemouth Methodist Church (£394k).