The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Woking Christ Church

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Woking Christ Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 Woking Christ Church reported income of £2.2m and spending of £4.9m, spending 218% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £905k to £2.2m (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 115% 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 Woking Christ Church 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ridley Hall, Cambridge (£2.2m), Dolphin School Trust (£2.2m) and The English Sangha Trust Limited (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, charitable activities 6.1% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £68k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £103k. Reserves of £482k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.