The Parochial Church Council of St Mary Abbots, Kensington

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary Abbots, Kensington 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, 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 St Mary Abbots, Kensington reported income of £694k and spending of £867k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £518k to £694k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 St Mary Abbots, Kensington sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American International Church (£693k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bath, Weston, All Saints (£694k) and Emmanuel Church Wimbledon (£693k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 35%, donations and legacies 35%, charitable activities 21% and investments 8.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £38k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £774k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.