The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Braintree St Michael

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Braintree St Michael is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Braintree. 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 Braintree St Michael reported income of £178k and spending of £198k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £148k to £178k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Braintree St Michael sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cuckfield Baptist Church (£178k), The Parochial Church Council of Newcastle St Luke Church, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (£178k) and Lancing Tabernacle Evangelical Free Church (£178k).

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.