The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Plymouth

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Plymouth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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 Andrew, Plymouth reported income of £500k and spending of £520k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £404k to £500k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Andrew, Plymouth sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beis Hamedrash Canvey (£500k), Anglo Australian Christian & Charitable Fund (£500k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's Church Ireland Wood & Tinshill (£500k).

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.