The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James, Westminster

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James, Westminster is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 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 James, Westminster reported income of £4.1m and spending of £3.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £4.1m (+234%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 153%. 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 James, Westminster sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The West London Synagogue of British Jews (£4.1m), Monmouth Diocesan Board of Finance (£4.2m) and Friends of Beis Soroh Schneirer (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, charitable activities 2.6% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £22k. Charitable activities took 6.0% of spending and raising funds 93%. Reserves of £309k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.