The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Islington

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Islington 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 Mary, Islington reported income of £959k and spending of £1.1m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £726k to £959k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 317%. 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 Mary, Islington 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Golders Green Beth Hamedrash Congregation (£958k), The Shaarei Torah Trust (£961k) and Talmud Torah London Limited (£958k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, donations and legacies 23% and investments 4.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4,000. Charitable activities took 45% of spending and raising funds 54%. Grants to other organisations totalled £21k. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.