The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Selly Oak

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Selly Oak is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. 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 Mary, Selly Oak reported income of £142k and spending of £178k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £110k to £142k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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, Selly Oak sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ilford Methodist Church (£142k), The Lenchwood Trust (£142k) and Hereford Gospel Trust (£142k).

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.