The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Stratford-Upon-Avon

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Stratford-Upon-Avon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. 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 Stratford-Upon-Avon reported income of £782k and spending of £799k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £474k to £782k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Stratford-Upon-Avon sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's Littleover and Blagreaves (£781k), Jamia Al-Karam (£783k) and Methodist Church in Tower Hamlets (£781k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 48%, trading 44% and investments 7.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £14k. Charitable activities took 1.2% of spending and raising funds 29%. Grants to other organisations totalled £9,261. Reserves of £159k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.