The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas & All Saint's Worcester

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas & All Saint's Worcester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas & All Saint's Worcester reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £618k to £1.0m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas & All Saint's Worcester sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Giles Charity Estates (£1.0m), Barnsley and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.0m) and Doorway (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and charitable activities 4.4%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £96k. Reserves of £115k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.