The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James, Tunbridge Wells

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James, Tunbridge Wells is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. 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 St James, Tunbridge Wells reported income of £348k and spending of £433k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £384k to £348k (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 James, Tunbridge Wells sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eveland Limited (£348k), Yeovil Gospel Hall Trust (£348k) and Community Church, Putney (£348k).