The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Twickenham. 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 Mary the Virgin, Twickenham reported income of £549k and spending of £257k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £219k to £549k (+151%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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 the Virgin, Twickenham sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ruislip Baptist Church (£548k), The Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Charitable Foundation (£550k) and Shri Paramhans Advait Mat - UK (£548k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, charitable activities 16%, trading 3.3% and investments 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £32k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £618k would cover about 29 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.