Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Gipsy Hill

Analysis

Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Gipsy Hill is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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, Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Gipsy Hill reported income of £637k and spending of £301k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £242k to £637k (+163%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Gipsy Hill 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 SGGSJ Telford (£637k), Binscombe Evangelical Church (£638k) and Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wadhurst (£637k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, trading 12%, charitable activities 4.0% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £364k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £119k. Reserves of £187k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.