The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmanuel, South Croydon
Analysis
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmanuel, South Croydon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Croydon. 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 Emmanuel, South Croydon reported income of £682k and spending of £676k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £659k to £682k (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Emmanuel, South Croydon sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Giles in the Fields London (£682k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Cuthbert's Church (£683k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Edmund the King, St Mary Woolnoth and St Clement Eastcheap (£682k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%, charitable activities 7.8% and investments 3.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £692k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 88%
- Charitable activities 7.8%
- Investments 3.4%
- Other 0.3%
In the charity's own words
Church of England