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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Margaret, Leigh on Sea

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1130679Leigh-on-SeaReligion
Income£160k2025-12-31
Spending£145ksame year
Spent / received88%5-year average
Size in its cause74th pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Margaret, Leigh on Sea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leigh-on-Sea. 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 Margaret, Leigh on Sea reported income of £160k and spending of £145k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £121k to £160k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Margaret, Leigh on Sea sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stanmore Baptist Church (£160k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Southwell Notts (£160k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Margaret Rottingdean (£160k).

Income and spending

£0£42k£84k£126k£167k2021 Income: £121,3862021 Spending: £122,32920212022 Income: £143,8212022 Spending: £121,64820222023 Income: £143,8212023 Spending: £121,64820232024 Income: £167,4652024 Spending: £140,19720242025 Income: £159,9052025 Spending: £144,5612025
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In the charity's own words

Provision of regular public worship open to all and sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved and the teaching of Christianity through sermons and courses. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Stanmore Baptist ChurchStanmore£160k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Southwell NottsNottinghamshire£160k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Margaret RottingdeanBrighton£160k
Linton United Reformed Church CharityCambridge£160k