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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Crofton, Orpington

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1129564OrpingtonReligion
Income£387k2025-12-31
Spending£342ksame year
Spent / received90%5-year average
Size in its cause90th pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Crofton, Orpington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Orpington. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it 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 Paul Crofton, Orpington reported income of £387k and spending of £342k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £372k to £387k (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Paul Crofton, Orpington sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newcastle Upon Tyne West Methodist Circuit (£387k), The Lauderdale Trust (£387k) and Feltham Hira Association (£387k).

Income and spending

£0£99k£198k£298k£397k2021 Income: £371,5392021 Spending: £371,02620212022 Income: £321,1012022 Spending: £265,37520222023 Income: £396,9002023 Spending: £346,82020232024 Income: £386,9702024 Spending: £342,48220242025 Income: £386,9702025 Spending: £342,4822025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The furtherance of the Christian religion in accordance with the doctrines and practices of the Church of England for the benefit of all the people of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul, Crofton in the Diocese of Rochester

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