The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George Hanover Square

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George Hanover Square is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George Hanover Square reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.2m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £628k to £1.0m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 George Hanover Square sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Congregational Federation (£1.0m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Waterloo (£1.0m) and Gold Hill Baptist Church (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, investments 24% and charitable activities 21%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £30k. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £193k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.