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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Swindon New Town

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1131070SwindonReligion
Income£279k2025-12-31
Spending£286ksame year
Spent / received126%5-year average
Size in its cause85th pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Swindon New Town is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in August 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 Swindon New Town reported income of £279k and spending of £286k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £221k to £279k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 126% 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 Swindon New Town sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shri Hindu Community Centre (£279k), North Yorkshire Coast Methodist Circuit (£280k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Otley (£279k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.

Income and spending

£0£113k£226k£339k£453k2021 Income: £221,1422021 Spending: £222,83720212022 Income: £235,5912022 Spending: £293,33420222023 Income: £242,5362023 Spending: £452,60120232024 Income: £275,6492024 Spending: £326,61720242025 Income: £279,4222025 Spending: £285,8302025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The parish is a constituent member of the Swindon Deanery of the Diocese of Bristol of the Church of England of the Anglican Communion. The parish shares in the world-wide work of the Anglican Communion, and, beyond that, cooperates where possible with the work of other Christian Churches and fellowships.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Shri Hindu Community CentreBirmingham£279k
North Yorkshire Coast Methodist CircuitScarborough£280k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, OtleyWest Yorkshire£279k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saffron WaldenSaffron Walden£280k