The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Francis of Assisi, Welwyn Garden City

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Francis of Assisi, Welwyn Garden City is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Welwyn Garden City. 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 Francis of Assisi, Welwyn Garden City reported income of £185k and spending of £163k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £236k to £185k (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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 Francis of Assisi, Welwyn Garden City sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bilal Jamia Masjid and Bilal Islamic Teaching Centre (£185k), Kingston Methodist Church (£185k) and Small Heath Baptist Church (£185k).