The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Richmond with St Matthias and St John the Divine

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Richmond with St Matthias and St John the Divine is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. 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 human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Richmond with St Matthias and St John the Divine reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.2m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £889k to £1.8m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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 Magdalene, Richmond with St Matthias and St John the Divine 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 The Kenelm Youth Trust Limited (£1.8m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Basingstoke (£1.8m) and London Quakers Property Trust (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, investments 16%, charitable activities 12% and trading 3.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £28k. Reserves of £306k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.