The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence, Bovingdon

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence, Bovingdon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. 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 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 Lawrence, Bovingdon reported income of £642k and spending of £194k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £109k to £642k (+491%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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 Lawrence, Bovingdon 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 Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust (£642k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Cookham (£643k) and The Open-Air Mission (£642k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%, trading 3.0%, investments 2.2% and charitable activities 1.8%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7,254. Reserves of £40k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.