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

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1132078LutonReligion
Income£307k2025-12-31
Spending£278ksame year
Spent / received108%5-year average
Size in its cause87th pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Luton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Luton reported income of £307k and spending of £278k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £212k to £307k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. 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 Mary, Luton sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighton & Hove Reform Synagogue (£307k), Bacton Gospel Hall Trust (£307k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Wulfram, Grantham (£307k).

Income and spending

£0£83k£165k£248k£331k2021 Income: £212,0982021 Spending: £235,64120212022 Income: £263,7302022 Spending: £305,96320222023 Income: £252,6162023 Spending: £330,60420232024 Income: £283,9002024 Spending: £278,67920242025 Income: £307,4072025 Spending: £277,7332025
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In the charity's own words

A vibrant Anglican church in the heart of Luton.To encounter God is to find truth, meaning and freedom. St Mary's Church exists because all of that is possible. Led by God's Holy Spirit and guided by his words in the Bible - we worship and follow his Son, Jesus Christ who has opened up the way back to God.Where God leads - we want to follow..

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