The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chesterton St Andrew

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chesterton St Andrew is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. 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 human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chesterton St Andrew reported income of £692k and spending of £267k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £243k to £692k (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 71% 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 Chesterton St Andrew 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 Congregation of Our Lady of Sion (UK) (£691k), Emmanuel Church Wimbledon (£693k) and Rural Missions (£691k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80%, charitable activities 14%, investments 4.2% and trading 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £267k. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £22k. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 46 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.