The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's, Ambleside

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's, Ambleside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in March 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's, Ambleside reported income of £148k and spending of £168k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £92k to £148k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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's, Ambleside sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Peters Mar Thoma Church East Area, London - UK (£148k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Grange Park (£148k) and Milton Keynes Bridgebuilder Trust (£148k).

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.