Bishops Castle Parochial Church Council

Analysis

Bishops Castle Parochial Church Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishops Castle. 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, Bishops Castle Parochial Church Council reported income of £173k and spending of £171k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £101k to £173k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bishops Castle Parochial Church Council sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tavistock Methodist Church (£173k), Haywards Heath Methodist Church (£173k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God - (RCCG) Jesus People Parish (£173k).