The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Stotfold

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Stotfold is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hitchin. 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Stotfold reported income of £119k and spending of £116k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £92k to £119k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Mary the Virgin, Stotfold sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of South Hornchurch St John & St Matthew (£119k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary with St Leonard, Broomfield (£119k) and Welby Lane Mission Church (£119k).