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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dunstable

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1130250BedfordshireReligion
Income£282k2025-12-31
Spending£356ksame year
Spent / received106%5-year average
Size in its cause85th pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dunstable is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. 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 Dunstable reported income of £282k and spending of £356k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £215k to £282k (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Dunstable sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Merrow (£282k), The Methodist Church Isle of Wight Circuit (£282k) and Berkshire Surrey Borders Methodist Circuit (£282k).

Income and spending

£0£93k£187k£280k£373k2021 Income: £214,7142021 Spending: £284,33320212022 Income: £324,5522022 Spending: £319,20320222023 Income: £259,3482023 Spending: £287,46420232024 Income: £373,0092024 Spending: £300,66620242025 Income: £282,3102025 Spending: £355,9492025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Regular public worship open to all Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity Taking of assemblies in schools The provision of a youth club with a Christian ethos Promoting the mission of the church through the provision of activities for senior citizens parents and toddlers and other special needs groups Supporting other charities in the UK.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of MerrowGuildford£282k
The Methodist Church Isle of Wight CircuitNewport£282k
Berkshire Surrey Borders Methodist CircuitBerkshire£282k
Full Gospel Tabernacle TrustLondon£282k