The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Branksome St Clement, Parkstone

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Branksome St Clement, Parkstone is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Branksome St Clement, Parkstone reported income of £121k and spending of £161k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £168k to £121k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 130% 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 Branksome St Clement, Parkstone sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Graham Spicer Institute (£120k), Richmond Hill St Andrews United Reformed Church Charity (£121k) and Atmosphere of Love (£120k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.