The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Helen, Bishopsgate

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Helen, Bishopsgate is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, 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 Helen, Bishopsgate reported income of £5.7m and spending of £4.8m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.8m to £5.7m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Helen, Bishopsgate sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Spiritualists' National Union (£5.7m), Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia (£6.0m) and Sisters of Charity of St Paul the Apostle (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, charitable activities 9.9%, trading 2.2% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £131k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £204k. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.