The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Horsham Diocese of Chichester

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Horsham Diocese of Chichester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. 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 Horsham Diocese of Chichester reported income of £838k and spending of £781k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £610k to £838k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Horsham Diocese of Chichester sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The St Nicholas Cole Abbey Centre for Workplace Ministry Limited (£838k), Convent of the Annunciation (£839k) and Oasis Church Colliers Wood (£837k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, charitable activities 24%, trading 19% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £82k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5,961. Reserves of £121k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.