The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Simon Zelotes Upper Chelsea

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Simon Zelotes Upper Chelsea 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 and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Simon Zelotes Upper Chelsea reported income of £591k and spending of £435k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £361k to £591k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Simon Zelotes Upper Chelsea sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Ashton Upon Mersey (£590k), Congregation of the Mission (The Vincentian Fathers) (£591k) and Grace Church Dulwich (£590k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61%, charitable activities 36% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £105k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £35k. Reserves of £360k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.