Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wadhurst

Analysis

Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wadhurst is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. 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, Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wadhurst reported income of £637k and spending of £299k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £227k to £637k (+181%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wadhurst 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 Holy Trinity Hazlemere (£636k), SGGSJ Telford (£637k) and Norwich and Norfolk Muslim Association (£636k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74%, charitable activities 8.6% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £116k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.