The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Radipole & Melcombe Regis, Weymouth

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Radipole & Melcombe Regis, Weymouth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Weymouth. 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 organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Radipole & Melcombe Regis, Weymouth reported income of £1.1m and spending of £926k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £613k to £1.1m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Radipole & Melcombe Regis, Weymouth sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Notzar Chesed (£1.1m), The Assist Fund (£1.1m) and Rural Cambs Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, charitable activities 13%, trading 2.1% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £366k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £17k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.