The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Ethelflaeda, Romsey

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Ethelflaeda, Romsey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it 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 and St Ethelflaeda, Romsey reported income of £905k and spending of £591k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £533k to £905k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 and St Ethelflaeda, Romsey 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 Sharei Chaim (£904k), Ramgarhia Sikh Association, Hayes, Middlesex (£905k) and Saint Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church (£903k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, investments 12%, charitable activities 9.5% and trading 7.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £261k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1,735. Reserves of £110k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.