The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Ascension, Balham Hill

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Ascension, Balham Hill is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 the Ascension, Balham Hill reported income of £671k and spending of £746k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £829k to £671k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Ascension, Balham Hill 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Boltini Trust (£669k), The Royal Anglian Regiment Benevolent Charity (£679k) and Newport {shropshire} Cottage Care Centre Trust Limited (£668k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 63%, trading 23% and charitable activities 3.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £58k. Reserves of £474k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.