The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishop's Stortford (St Michael)

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishop's Stortford (St Michael) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop's Stortford. 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 Bishop's Stortford (St Michael) reported income of £338k and spending of £248k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £205k to £338k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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's Stortford (St Michael) sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St James Mar Thoma Church-Uk (£338k), Wantage and Abingdon Methodist Circuit (£339k) and New Gospel Hall Trust (£338k).