The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew's, Worthing

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew's, Worthing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worthing. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 Matthew's, Worthing reported income of £377k and spending of £324k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £193k to £377k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 70%. 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 St Matthew's, Worthing sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wembley Central Masjid (£377k), New Covenant Church Woolwich (£377k) and City to City UK (£377k).