The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's Ealing
Analysis
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's Ealing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's Ealing reported income of £684k and spending of £748k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £764k to £684k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. 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 Paul's Ealing sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aberconwy Mission Area (£684k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and St George, Fulwell (£684k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Chelsea known as Chelsea Old Church (£684k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69% and charitable activities 6.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £102k. Reserves of £143k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 69%
- Charitable activities 6.2%
- Investments 0.3%
- Other 24%
In the charity's own words
St Paul's is a church in West London and operates a number of ministries to the local community and wider area. We have 4 services on Sundays and also run family life courses, children's and youth work, social transformation projects, and a range of other Christian events, conferences and ministries.