The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cirencester with Watermoor and St.lawrence

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cirencester with Watermoor and St.lawrence is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cirencester with Watermoor and St.lawrence reported income of £653k and spending of £696k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £378k to £653k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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 Cirencester with Watermoor and St.lawrence sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Bristol CCRC Trust (£653k), Holland House CIO (£653k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint John with Saint Andrew, Chelsea (£653k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75%, charitable activities 17% and investments 8.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £33k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £329k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.

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.