The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Thame

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Thame is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thame. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, 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 Mary the Virgin Thame reported income of £338k and spending of £333k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £193k to £338k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 46%. 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 Mary the Virgin Thame sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (£337k), Hartridge Buddhist Monastery Trust (£338k) and Harpenden United Reformed Church Charity (£337k).