The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint John on Bethnal Green

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint John on Bethnal Green is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint John on Bethnal Green reported income of £101k and spending of £114k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £71k to £101k (+42%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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 Saint John on Bethnal Green sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Potter's House Christian Fellowship UK Shepherd's Bush Church (£101k), Transformation Life Centre (£101k) and Anwaarul Uloom (£101k).

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.