The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Burgess Hill (Diocese of Chichester)

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Burgess Hill (Diocese of Chichester) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burgess Hill. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it 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 Andrew, Burgess Hill (Diocese of Chichester) reported income of £718k and spending of £568k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £211k to £718k (+240%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 Andrew, Burgess Hill (Diocese of Chichester) 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ferndown (£716k), New Life Trust (£718k) and The North Bedfordshire Methodist Circuit (£715k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86%, trading 7.9% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £43k. Reserves of £162k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.