The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ferndown

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ferndown is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ferndown. 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 Ferndown reported income of £716k and spending of £897k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £402k to £716k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Ferndown sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The North Bedfordshire Methodist Circuit (£715k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Burgess Hill (Diocese of Chichester) (£718k) and North Cheshire Methodist Circuit (£714k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68% and charitable activities 32%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £51k. Reserves of £75k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.