The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip and St James, Ilfracombe

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip and St James, Ilfracombe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilfracombe. 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 Philip and St James, Ilfracombe reported income of £506k and spending of £536k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £111k to £506k (+355%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 172%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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 Philip and St James, Ilfracombe sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George and St Barnabas Beckenham (£506k), Christian Life Centre Oxford Trust (£507k) and The Methodist Church - Bolton Circuit (£505k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 19%, charitable activities 5.4% and investments 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £200. Charitable activities took 15% of spending and raising funds 85%. Grants to other organisations totalled £78k. Reserves of £6,000 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.