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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James the Great Thorley

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1130506ThorleyReligion
Income£255k2025-12-31
Spending£236ksame year
Spent / received95%5-year average
Size in its cause84th pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James the Great Thorley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thorley. 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 St James the Great Thorley reported income of £255k and spending of £236k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £207k to £255k (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 James the Great Thorley sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Trowbridge (£255k), Mountain and Marsh Ministry Area (£255k) and Southampton Afghani Shia Association (£255k).

Income and spending

£0£65k£129k£194k£259k2021 Income: £206,8582021 Spending: £202,70020212022 Income: £248,4132022 Spending: £222,83220222023 Income: £223,7122023 Spending: £224,19220232024 Income: £258,9252024 Spending: £244,11620242025 Income: £255,1852025 Spending: £235,9892025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC has maintenance responsibilities for St James the Great Church, the Church Room, the St Barnabas Centre, the Emmaus Centre and the Thorley Christian Centre for the benefit of thr local community.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, TrowbridgeTrowbridge£255k
Mountain and Marsh Ministry AreaCardiff£255k
Southampton Afghani Shia AssociationSouthampton£255k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity AldershotAldershot£255k