The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Newbury St Nicolas

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Newbury St Nicolas is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newbury. 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 Newbury St Nicolas reported income of £554k and spending of £589k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £481k to £554k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Newbury St Nicolas 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Anne, Kew (£554k), Klal-Chazon Limited (£554k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Trinity in Lewes (£552k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, trading 7.2%, charitable activities 6.0% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £36k. Reserves of £462k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.

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.