The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Stoke Gifford

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Stoke Gifford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. 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 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 Stoke Gifford reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.2m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Stoke Gifford sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youthscape (£2.1m), New North London Synagogue (£2.2m) and Religious of the Assumption (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50% and donations and legacies 42%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £9,186. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £118k. Reserves of £116k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.