The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Barnabas, Swanmore

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Barnabas, Swanmore is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, 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 St Barnabas, Swanmore reported income of £191k and spending of £158k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £114k to £191k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 St Barnabas, Swanmore sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bourne Baptist Church (£191k), The Presence Charitable Trust (£191k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Huddersfield (£191k).