The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Canford Magna

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Canford Magna is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in September 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 Canford Magna reported income of £980k and spending of £917k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £582k to £980k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Canford Magna sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The North West London Talmudical College (£979k), Bedfordshire Essex and Hertfordshire District of the Methodist Church (£980k) and The Parochial Church Council of St Michael & All Angels with St Stephen, Wandsworth (£978k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71% and charitable activities 9.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £976k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.