The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Barnes

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Barnes 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, which this site groups under religion. It says it 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 Mary, Barnes reported income of £698k and spending of £706k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £414k to £698k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Barnes sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beth Hamedrash Knesset Yehezkel (£698k), The Christadelphian Hall and Buildings Society Birmingham (£699k) and Parochial Church Council of St Nicholas, Harpenden (£696k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 43%, donations and legacies 35%, charitable activities 19% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4,000. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 30%. Grants to other organisations totalled £28k. Reserves of £184k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.