The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Bideford

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Bideford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Mary, Bideford reported income of £196k and spending of £205k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £196k to £196k (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Bideford sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Kingdom Knanaya Catholic Association (£196k), The Eliezer Foundation (£197k) and Manningham Project Limited (£196k).