The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Woodford Wells

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Woodford Wells is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woodford Green. 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 All Saints Woodford Wells reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.3m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 All Saints Woodford Wells sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the Society of African Missions (£1.3m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mildred's, Lee, Diocese of Southwark (£1.3m) and The Apostolic Faith Mission UK Ltd (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, charitable activities 18%, investments 1.4% and trading 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £32k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £76k. Reserves of £629k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.