The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James, Shirley, Southampton

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James, Shirley, Southampton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides other finance, 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 James, Shirley, Southampton reported income of £748k and spending of £280k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £272k to £748k (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 60% 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 James, Shirley, Southampton 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 Whitmore Way Gospel Hall Trust (£747k), Baer Hatora Ltd (£749k) and The Mowbray Gospel Hall Trust (£745k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, investments 3.6%, charitable activities 1.9% and trading 1.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £147k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.