Cove Parochial Church Council

Analysis

Cove Parochial Church Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cove Parochial Church Council reported income of £465k and spending of £518k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £227k to £465k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cove Parochial Church Council sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Covent Garden Social and Crafts Centre Association (£464k), North East Windhill Community Association (£465k) and Family Groups Limited (£464k).