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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Biggleswade

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1133991BiggleswadeReligion
Income£145k2025-12-31
Spending£142ksame year
Spent / received103%5-year average
Size in its cause71st pctReligion
Registered2010Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Biggleswade is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Biggleswade. 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 Andrew, Biggleswade reported income of £145k and spending of £142k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £129k to £145k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Andrew, Biggleswade sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St John the Evangelist, Kingston Upon Thames (£145k), Eglwys Efengylaidd Gymraeg Caerdydd (£145k) and Emmanuel Evangelical Church North London Limited (£145k).

Income and spending

£0£96k£191k£287k£382k2021 Income: £128,9672021 Spending: £124,88520212022 Income: £132,5362022 Spending: £145,30020222023 Income: £382,2252023 Spending: £379,50720232024 Income: £137,6942024 Spending: £159,89720242025 Income: £144,6862025 Spending: £142,4222025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Church of St Andrew, Biggleswade has the responsibility of co-operating with the Vicar, the Revd Liz Oglesby-Elong, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible for the maintenance of the church building.

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