The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Totnes with St John the Evangelist, Bridgetown

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Totnes with St John the Evangelist, Bridgetown is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Totnes. 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 Mary, Totnes with St John the Evangelist, Bridgetown reported income of £875k and spending of £1.1m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £273k to £875k (+220%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 161%. 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 St Mary, Totnes with St John the Evangelist, Bridgetown sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Thomas Crookes (£874k), Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD (£876k) and The Community of St Edmund of the English Congregation of the Order of St Benedict Established at Douai Abbey, Woolhampton, Berkshire (£872k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and charitable activities 4.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £45k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.