The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of High Wycombe St Andrew

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of High Wycombe St Andrew is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bucks. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 High Wycombe St Andrew reported income of £833k and spending of £1.3m, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £396k to £833k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 High Wycombe St Andrew sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jamme Masjid, Reading (£831k), The Prayer Book Society (£835k) and Yeshivas Toras Chesed (£831k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%, trading 1.6%, charitable activities 1.6% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £25k. Reserves of £111k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.