The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Swithun, Purley

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Swithun, Purley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Swithun, Purley reported income of £64k and spending of £83k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £57k to £64k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 Saint Swithun, Purley sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Solihull Christadelphian Ecclesia (£64k), Lapworth Community Church (£64k) and Sanatan Dharm Hindu Temple Society (£64k).