The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Swanage

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Swanage is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swanage. 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 Swanage reported income of £264k and spending of £341k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £289k to £264k (-8.6%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 Swanage sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Self-Realization Fellowship Church-Uk (£264k), South Bristol Methodist Church (£264k) and RCCG New Life Assembly (£264k).