The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Trinity in Lewes

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Trinity in Lewes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. 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, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Trinity in Lewes reported income of £552k and spending of £711k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £684k to £552k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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 Trinity in Lewes 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aled Mission Area (£552k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Anne, Kew (£554k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints with Holy Trinity, Wandsworth (£552k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62%, charitable activities 19%, trading 7.4% and investments 6.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £79k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.