The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Bedford

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Bedford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. 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 Andrew, Bedford reported income of £433k and spending of £436k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £394k to £433k (+9.8%), an average of +2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Andrew, Bedford sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation (£433k), Downing Place United Reformed Church, Cambridge, General Funds Charity (£433k) and Overseas Fellowship of Nigerian Christians (£433k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.