The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Shirley

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Shirley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Solihull. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Shirley reported income of £236k and spending of £248k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £106k to £236k (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Shirley sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bricknell Gospel Hall Trust (£236k), Prayer for the Nations (£236k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Gabriel's, Warwick Square, Pimlico (£236k).

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.