The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aldates, Oxford

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aldates, Oxford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. 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 individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aldates, Oxford reported income of £3.2m and spending of £2.8m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £3.2m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Aldates, Oxford sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good News for Everyone! (£3.1m), Jle (£3.2m) and Cathedral International - Assembly of God (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, charitable activities 6.4% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £111k. Reserves of £502k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.