The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sutton with Seaford

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sutton with Seaford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Seaford. 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 Sutton with Seaford reported income of £564k and spending of £479k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £235k to £564k (+141%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Sutton with Seaford sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Mudeford (£564k), Skipton and Grassington Methodist Circuit (£564k) and Portswood Gospel Hall Trust (£564k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 39%, investments 8.3% and charitable activities 8.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £17k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6,000. Reserves of £720k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.