The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Giles in the Fields London
Analysis
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Giles in the Fields London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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 Saint Giles in the Fields London reported income of £682k and spending of £445k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £75k to £682k (+810%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 308%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Giles in the Fields London 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Edmund the King, St Mary Woolnoth and St Clement Eastcheap (£682k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmanuel, South Croydon (£682k) and Wesley's Chapel and Leysian Mission (£681k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £22k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £21k. Reserves of £275k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 85%
- Legacies 3.2%
- Charitable activities 0.5%
- Investments 0.0%
- Other 11%
In the charity's own words
The Church of St-Giles-in-the Fields to be a centre point of worship and Christian witness in the heart of London, by providing regular public worship open to all; the provision of a sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation; pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved; the teaching of Christianity through sermons and courses.