The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter de Merton with St Cuthbert

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter de Merton with St Cuthbert is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter de Merton with St Cuthbert reported income of £86k and spending of £100k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £39k to £86k (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 599%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter de Merton with St Cuthbert sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marah Trust (£86k), Tipton Community Association Limited (£86k) and Tisarana Vihara Association (£86k).