The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Plympton

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Plympton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, 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 Mary the Blessed Virgin, Plympton reported income of £721k and spending of £156k, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £97k to £721k (+646%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 512%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Plympton 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Andrew's Community Network (£719k), Tetra Foundation (£721k) and Nemoral Limited (£719k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, trading 3.0% and charitable activities 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £602k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.7%. Reserves of £66k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.