The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ottery St Mary

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ottery St Mary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. 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 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 Ottery St Mary reported income of £542k and spending of £533k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £113k to £542k (+379%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 241%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Ottery St Mary sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Gregory's Child Care Trust (£542k), Wolverhampton Methodist Circuit (£543k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Penrith (£542k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 76% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6,759. Reserves of £71k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.