The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Stephen, East Twickenham

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Stephen, East Twickenham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Twickenham. 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 St Stephen, East Twickenham reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.2m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Stephen, East Twickenham sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmanuel Bristol (£1.2m), Union Baptist Church High Wycombe (£1.2m) and The Norwegian Church (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, trading 10% and charitable activities 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £14k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £216k. Reserves of £105k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.