The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Chalk

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Chalk is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gravesend. 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 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 the Virgin, Chalk reported income of £150k and spending of £106k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £106k to £150k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 the Virgin, Chalk 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 Swindon Chinese Christian Church (£150k), Friends of San Benedetto, Norcia (£150k) and The Henry Martyn Trust (£150k).