The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas, Sevenoaks

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas, Sevenoaks is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. 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 Nicholas, Sevenoaks reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.5m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Nicholas, Sevenoaks sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community of Saint John the Baptist (£1.5m), The Methodist Church Yorkshire West District (£1.5m) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wimbledon (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, charitable activities 5.1% and investments 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £843k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.