The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Whitstable

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Whitstable is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whitstable. 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 Whitstable reported income of £939k and spending of £765k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £621k to £939k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Whitstable sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Notting Hill Methodist Church (£936k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Chesham (£940k) and Derek Prince Ministries (UK) (£936k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, charitable activities 17%, trading 3.3% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £344k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.