The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary-The-Virgin, Bathwick
Analysis
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary-The-Virgin, Bathwick is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. 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 St Mary-The-Virgin, Bathwick reported income of £179k and spending of £190k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £511k to £179k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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-The-Virgin, Bathwick sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Eldwick Church (£179k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter & St Paul Rustington (£179k) and Dar-Al-Arqam (House of Arqam) Trust (£179k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Church provides regular public worship open to all, pastoral work visiting the sick and bereaved, teaching of Christianity, taking of religious assemblies in its school, provides activities and the use of its hall for parents and todlers and other special needs groups, supports a large number of charities, both religious and secular, in the UK and overseas and publishes a parish magazine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Eldwick Church | West Yorkshire | £179k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter & St Paul Rustington | Rustington | £179k |
| Dar-Al-Arqam (House of Arqam) Trust | London | £179k |
| Northridge Gospel Hall Trust | East Sussex | £179k |