The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Flackwell Heath

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Flackwell Heath is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. 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 and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Flackwell Heath reported income of £649k and spending of £273k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £135k to £649k (+382%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 71% 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 Flackwell Heath 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick (£649k), Birmingham Hebrew Congregation and Charitable Institutions (£649k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Walthamstow (£648k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, charitable activities 9.9% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £373k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £22k. Reserves of £130k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.