The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Dorking

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Dorking is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorking. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Dorking reported income of £573k and spending of £631k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £431k to £573k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Paul Dorking sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Charity of the Regular Canonesses of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Our Lord (£572k), Trustees of the Charity of the Bernardine Sisters (£573k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God ( RCCG) City of David (£572k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69%, charitable activities 29% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £198k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.