The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mary the Virgin, Ware

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mary the Virgin, Ware is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. 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 Saint Mary the Virgin, Ware reported income of £198k and spending of £176k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £124k to £198k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Saint Mary the Virgin, Ware sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bibles for Europe (£198k), Sri Vedmata Gayatri Pariwar UK (£198k) and Hindu Cultural Society of Bradford (£198k).