The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saffron Walden

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saffron Walden is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Saffron Walden. 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 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 Saffron Walden reported income of £280k and spending of £277k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £273k to £280k (+2.4%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Saffron Walden sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Yorkshire Coast Methodist Circuit (£280k), Dudley Resourcing Churches Trust (£280k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Swindon New Town (£279k).