The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's, St Albans

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's, St Albans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. 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 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 Peter's, St Albans reported income of £689k and spending of £495k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £503k to £689k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Peter's, St Albans sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deliver a Smile (£689k), South Wight Area Youth Partnership (£691k) and Al-Burhan Foundation (£689k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59%, trading 24%, donations and legacies 13% and investments 4.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £40k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £121k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.