The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John, Tunbridge Wells

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John, Tunbridge Wells is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. 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 John, Tunbridge Wells reported income of £685k and spending of £741k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £527k to £685k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 John, Tunbridge Wells 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and St George, Fulwell (£684k), Heath Evangelical Church Cardiff (£688k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's Ealing (£684k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86% and charitable activities 14%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £127k. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 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.