The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke, Battersea

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke, Battersea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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 Luke, Battersea reported income of £606k and spending of £652k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £631k to £606k (-4.0%), an average of -1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Luke, Battersea 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St John and St Paul, Widnes (£606k), The Girls' Brigade England and Wales (£606k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of St Laurence, Scalby (£605k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 51%, donations and legacies 45%, investments 2.8% and charitable activities 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £313k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

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.