Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

Analysis

Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin reported income of £909k and spending of £852k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £969k to £909k (-6.2%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 the University Church of St Mary the Virgin sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Halas (£909k), Spicer Street Church (£911k) and Husaini Masjid and Mohammedi Park Management Trust (£908k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and charitable activities 19%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2,000 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.