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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul, Woodford Bridge

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1128474DoddinghurstReligion
Income£136k2025-12-31
Spending£152ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause69th pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul, Woodford Bridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Doddinghurst. It was registered in March 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 St Paul, Woodford Bridge reported income of £136k and spending of £152k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £99k to £136k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Paul, Woodford Bridge sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bush Hill Park United Reformed Church (£136k), Caterham United Reformed Church Charity (£136k) and Saint James's United Reformed Church (£136k).

Income and spending

£0£59k£118k£177k£237k2021 Income: £98,6122021 Spending: £80,17620212022 Income: £117,2242022 Spending: £106,45620222023 Income: £202,4222023 Spending: £236,64020232024 Income: £124,0772024 Spending: £116,22120242025 Income: £135,7132025 Spending: £151,5052025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Activities appropriate to the purpose and mission of an Anglican parish.Provision of meeting space for local groups and organisations.Provision of services related to the Christian context of the parish.

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