The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishopston and St Andrew, Bristol

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishopston and St Andrew, Bristol is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 2010, 16 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 Bishopston and St Andrew, Bristol reported income of £663k and spending of £758k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £999k to £663k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Bishopston and St Andrew, Bristol sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christchurch Baptist Church (£662k), Manchester Community Centre Ltd (£664k) and Cumbria Methodist Circuit (£661k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and trading 4.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £165k. Reserves of £291k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.