The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Greyfriars Reading

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Greyfriars Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. 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 Greyfriars Reading reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.7m (+7.2%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Greyfriars Reading sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael Le Belfrey with St Cuthbert, York (£2.7m), The Diocese in Europe Board of Finance (£2.7m) and Our Daily Bread Ministries Trust (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 47%, donations and legacies 45%, charitable activities 6.7% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 53% of spending and raising funds 36%. Grants to other organisations totalled £86k. Reserves of £8.7m would cover about 36 months of spending at that rate. It employed 58 people.