The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wimbledon

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wimbledon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, 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 Wimbledon reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.5m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Wimbledon 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Antony Boot Charitable Trust (£1.4m), Community of Saint John the Baptist (£1.5m) and Mercaz Hatorah Netzach Yisroel (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, trading 38% and investments 8.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £36k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £21k. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 28 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.