The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Royston

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Royston is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 St John the Baptist, Royston reported income of £192k and spending of £182k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £164k to £192k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Royston sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connect Church Cornwall (£192k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Margaret's Church Chipstead (£193k) and The Net Perry Common Pentecostal Church (£188k).