The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Jude, Southsea

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Jude, Southsea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southsea. 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 Jude, Southsea reported income of £1.1m and spending of £977k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £724k to £1.1m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. 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 St Jude, Southsea sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul, Covent Garden (£1.1m), OCCA House (£1.1m) and The Cathedral Church of St Peter Bradford (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, donations and legacies 40%, investments 1.7% and trading 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £500. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £96k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.