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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Burford

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1130342BurfordReligion
Income£486k2025-12-31
Spending£548ksame year
Spent / received112%5-year average
Size in its cause92nd pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Burford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burford. 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 John the Baptist, Burford reported income of £486k and spending of £548k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £419k to £486k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 John the Baptist, Burford sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackwater Valley Methodist Circuit (£486k), Crescent Learning Centre (Makki Masjid Trust) (£486k) and The Ministry Area Council of Beechwood Ministry Area, Newport (£486k).

Income and spending

£0£143k£285k£428k£570k2021 Income: £419,4532021 Spending: £485,54420212022 Income: £409,0422022 Spending: £570,03620222023 Income: £568,5712023 Spending: £466,13920232024 Income: £431,2542024 Spending: £512,30920242025 Income: £486,4122025 Spending: £548,2152025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

A Church of England Church in Burford providing regular public worship open to all. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Providing children and youth groups with a Christian ethos.

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The Ministry Area Council of Beechwood Ministry Area, NewportGwent£486k
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