The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dorchester and West Stafford

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dorchester and West Stafford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dorchester and West Stafford reported income of £354k and spending of £442k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £302k to £354k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Dorchester and West Stafford 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 Burnley and Pendle Methodist Circuit (£354k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Pauls, Camberley (£354k) and Mater Ecclesiae CIO (£354k).

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.