The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist Church, Yeovil, Somerset

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist Church, Yeovil, Somerset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sherborne. 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 St John the Baptist Church, Yeovil, Somerset reported income of £624k and spending of £455k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £332k to £624k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 John the Baptist Church, Yeovil, Somerset sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Newman Trust (£624k), Tabernacle Cardiff (£625k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Redhill (£624k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and trading 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £252k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £33k. Reserves of £301k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.