The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's Watford

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's Watford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. 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 Mary's Watford reported income of £482k and spending of £330k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £276k to £482k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Mary's Watford sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Somerset Mendip Circuit - Methodist Church (£482k), Bangor Diocesan Trust (£482k) and The Great Commission Ministry (£482k).