The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hexham Abbey

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hexham Abbey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hexham. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hexham Abbey reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £396k to £1.5m (+272%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 207%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Hexham Abbey sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adf International (UK) (£1.5m), Edward Connor Solicitors (£1.5m) and The Belsize Square Synagogue (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 59%, donations and legacies 33% and investments 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £67k. Charitable activities took 45% of spending and raising funds 48%. Reserves of £710k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.