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

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul'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 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 Paul's, St Albans reported income of £935k and spending of £548k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £556k to £935k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Paul's, St Albans sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mid Cornwall Circuit, The Methodist Church (£934k), The Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham (£936k) and South Hampstead Charitable Trust (£934k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, trading 9.6% and investments 2.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £210k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £42k. Reserves of £819k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.