The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Virginia Water

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Virginia Water is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Virginia Water. 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 organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Virginia Water reported income of £555k and spending of £485k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £438k to £555k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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 Christ Church Virginia Water 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 Parish of Aberystwyth Parochial Church Council (£554k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary with St Matthew, Cheltenham (£555k) and Altrincham Baptist Church (£554k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, charitable activities 6.7% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £84k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 31 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.