The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishop Hannington Memorial Church, Hove

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishop Hannington Memorial Church, Hove is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hove. 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 human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishop Hannington Memorial Church, Hove reported income of £868k and spending of £1.4m, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £517k to £868k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 167%. 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 Bishop Hannington Memorial Church, Hove 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 Ursuline Preparatory School Ilford (£868k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene, Maidenhead (£869k) and The Preston Muslim Society Quwwatul Islam Masjid (£866k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, trading 11% and investments 4.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £85k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £722k. Reserves of £190k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.