The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John with St Michael and All Angels, Paddington

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John with St Michael and All Angels, Paddington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, 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 John with St Michael and All Angels, Paddington reported income of £824k and spending of £730k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £493k to £824k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 John with St Michael and All Angels, Paddington sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of Friends - Charney Manor (£823k), Highfields Church (£826k) and Duke Street Church (Richmond-Upon-Thames) (£823k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46%, trading 40% and charitable activities 13%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £389k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.