The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portsdown and Purbrook

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portsdown and Purbrook is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portsdown and Purbrook reported income of £271k and spending of £191k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £110k to £271k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Portsdown and Purbrook sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Allerton Gospel Hall Trust (£271k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of West Kirby (£271k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Marys Leamington Priors (£271k).