The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip & St James, Odd Down, Bath & Wells

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip & St James, Odd Down, Bath & Wells is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 St Philip & St James, Odd Down, Bath & Wells reported income of £331k and spending of £294k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £211k to £331k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip & St James, Odd Down, Bath & Wells sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Community Church in the North West of England (£331k), Nottingham Municipal Charities (£331k) and J & R Charitable Trust (£331k).