The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Barnabas Kensington

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Barnabas Kensington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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 St Barnabas Kensington reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.3m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £760k to £1.1m (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Barnabas Kensington 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Madina-Tul-Uloom Al Islamiya (£1.1m), London Sri Murugan Temple (£1.1m) and Legacy Network (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and trading 4.8%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.5%. Reserves of £304k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.