The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Stephen, Tonbridge

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Stephen, Tonbridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tonbridge. It was registered in November 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 Stephen, Tonbridge reported income of £605k and spending of £670k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £502k to £605k (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. 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 St Stephen, Tonbridge 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 Plymouth and Devonport Methodist Circuit (£604k), Kicc the Open Door (£605k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiasical Parish of Highfield, Southampton (£604k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, charitable activities 39% and trading 8.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 36 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.