The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Southwick

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Southwick is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. 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 Michael and All Angels, Southwick reported income of £573k and spending of £151k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £127k to £573k (+350%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 396%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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 Michael and All Angels, Southwick sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trustees of the Charity of the Bernardine Sisters (£573k), Stepney Shahjalal Mosque & Cultural Centre (£573k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Dorking (£573k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, investments 6.1% and trading 3.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £450k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £82k. Reserves of £500k would cover about 39 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.