Parochial Church Council of St Nicholas, Harpenden

Analysis

Parochial Church Council of St Nicholas, Harpenden is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. 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, Parochial Church Council of St Nicholas, Harpenden reported income of £696k and spending of £716k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £606k to £696k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. 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, Parochial Church Council of St Nicholas, Harpenden sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hastings Bexhill & Rye Methodist Circuit (£695k), Beth Hamedrash Knesset Yehezkel (£698k) and Hazrat Khadija-Tul-Kubra Girls School (£694k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, charitable activities 27% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £53k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £380k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.