The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Paignton

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Paignton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Paignton. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Paignton reported income of £425k and spending of £144k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £183k to £425k (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 52% 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 Paignton sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cardiff Chinese Christian Church (£425k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Leonard with Holy Trinity, Exeter (£425k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Catford (Southend) and Downham (£425k).