The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of St Laurence, Scalby

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of St Laurence, Scalby is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Scarborough. 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 Ecclesiatical Parish of St Laurence, Scalby reported income of £605k and spending of £201k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £158k to £605k (+282%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 339%. 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 Ecclesiatical Parish of St Laurence, Scalby sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kicc the Open Door (£605k), The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St John and St Paul, Widnes (£606k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Stephen, Tonbridge (£605k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, investments 4.9% and charitable activities 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £451k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £11k. Reserves of £421k would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.