The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Dover

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Dover is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dover. 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 St Mary the Virgin, Dover reported income of £52k and spending of £143k, spending 274% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £87k to £52k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 138% 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 Mary the Virgin, Dover sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Majestic Church (£52k), New Creation Churches Mendip Vale (£52k) and The Walkergate Trust (£52k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.