The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Less, Cambridge

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Less, Cambridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 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 Less, Cambridge reported income of £919k and spending of £270k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £215k to £919k (+327%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 297%. Over the whole period it spent 50% 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 Less, Cambridge sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muslims Funeral Services Ltd (£919k), Berkshire and Hampshire Borders Methodist Circuit (£921k) and Church of God - United Kingdom (£919k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, charitable activities 5.8% and investments 5.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £637k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £16k. Reserves of £40k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.