The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Southlake St James

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Southlake St James is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it 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 Southlake St James reported income of £169k and spending of £156k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £219k to £169k (-23%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 Southlake St James sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Derwent Valley Gospel Hall Trust (£169k), Bethany English Baptist Church (£169k) and The Higher Place (Disciples of Christ Bible Church) (£169k).