The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ringmer

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ringmer is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lewes. 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 Ringmer reported income of £149k and spending of £150k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £110k to £149k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 134% 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 Ringmer sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paignton Baptist Church (£149k), Relentless Church, Warrington (£149k) and The Methodist Church, Caversham (£149k).

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.