The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Bryanston Square with St Mark St Marylebone
Analysis
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Bryanston Square with St Mark St Marylebone is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, 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 Mary Bryanston Square with St Mark St Marylebone reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £731k to £1.5m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Mary Bryanston Square with St Mark St Marylebone sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education (£1.5m), The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cambridge St Mary the Great with St Michael (£1.6m) and Mr Willats' Charity (£1.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 38%, investments 27%, trading 11% and charitable activities 4.2%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £17k. Reserves of £627k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 38%
- Charitable activities 4.2%
- Trading 11%
- Investments 27%
- Other 21%
In the charity's own words
Church services, a variety of courses, toddler group, children's groups, youth and family programmes
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education | Blackburn | £1.5m |
| The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cambridge St Mary the Great with St Michael | Cambridge | £1.6m |
| Mr Willats' Charity | Bath | £1.5m |
| Roman Catholic Purposes in Connection with the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer | London | £1.6m |