The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke the Evangelist, Maidstone

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke the Evangelist, Maidstone is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 Luke the Evangelist, Maidstone reported income of £1.3m and spending of £411k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £246k to £1.3m (+438%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 57% 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 Luke the Evangelist, Maidstone sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Mir (£1.3m), Philo Trust (£1.3m) and TPS Realisations 2024 (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and trading 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 31%. Grants to other organisations totalled £28k. Reserves of £32k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.