Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside

Analysis

Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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, Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside reported income of £730k and spending of £1.1m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £509k to £730k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George and St Paul, Stamford (£729k), The Bible Network (£731k) and Gurdwara Sahib Woolwich (Woolwich Sikh Temple) (£728k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 10% and investments 8.6%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.