The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary & St Ethelburga, Lyminge with St Oswalds, Paddlesworth
Analysis
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary & St Ethelburga, Lyminge with St Oswalds, Paddlesworth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Folkestone. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary & St Ethelburga, Lyminge with St Oswalds, Paddlesworth reported income of £122k and spending of £221k, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £123k to £122k (-0.4%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 127% 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 & St Ethelburga, Lyminge with St Oswalds, Paddlesworth sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Banbury St Mary (£122k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels London Fields with St Paul's Haggerston (£122k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Blakenall Team (£122k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The PCC is committed to enabling as many as possible to worship in church and become part of our parish community. Services put faith into practice through prayer, scripture, music and sacrament.We endeavour to provide pastoral care to those in need in the parish, together with mission and outreach workTo facilitate this it is important that we maintain the fabric of the church building.