The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Dunmow

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Dunmow is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Dunmow reported income of £243k and spending of £267k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £144k to £243k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Great Dunmow sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Stoke Upon Trent and Fenton (£243k), The Foundation of Saint Matthias (£243k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Southbourne with West Thorney (£243k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.