The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mary, Bridgwater

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mary, Bridgwater is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. 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 Saint Mary, Bridgwater reported income of £136k and spending of £108k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £81k to £136k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mary, Bridgwater sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% 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 The Phoenix Group for Deaf Children and Young Adults (£136k), The Ascendance Repertory Company Limited (£136k) and Exeter Gateway Centre (£136k).