The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Marlow with Marlow Bottom, Little Marlow and Bisham

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Marlow with Marlow Bottom, Little Marlow and Bisham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in July 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 Great Marlow with Marlow Bottom, Little Marlow and Bisham reported income of £1.2m and spending of £721k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £542k to £1.2m (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Great Marlow with Marlow Bottom, Little Marlow and Bisham sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Alliance Church (£1.2m), Mount Pleasant Islamic Trust (£1.2m) and The Western Marble Arch Synagogue (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, trading 6.6% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £229k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.