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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Chad with St Mary, Shrewsbury

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1132443ShrewsburyReligion
Income£321k2025-12-31
Spending£257ksame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause88th pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Chad with St Mary, Shrewsbury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Chad with St Mary, Shrewsbury reported income of £321k and spending of £257k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £174k to £321k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Chad with St Mary, Shrewsbury sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Roxeth (Harrow) (£321k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James Garlickhythe with St Michael Queenhithe and Holy Trinity-The-Less, London (£321k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas a Becket, Warblington with St James, Emsworth (£321k).

Income and spending

£0£80k£160k£240k£321k2021 Income: £174,4592021 Spending: £212,41020212022 Income: £250,4512022 Spending: £201,79520222023 Income: £220,6832023 Spending: £228,26720232024 Income: £214,0002024 Spending: £232,01020242025 Income: £320,6512025 Spending: £256,9302025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Charity's objectives are to minister to the religious and pastoral needs of the parish and visitors and to act as the civic Church to the town of Shrewsbury, when asked to do so. On a day to day basis, the Church provides regular services and outreach activities both within the local community and beyond.

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas a Becket, Warblington with St James, EmsworthHampshire£321k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul and St Mark, Old FordLondon£321k