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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Margaret Lothbury

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1139504LondonReligion
Income£224k2025-12-31
Spending£272ksame year
Spent / received118%5-year average
Size in its cause82nd pctReligion
Registered2010Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Margaret Lothbury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, 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 Margaret Lothbury reported income of £224k and spending of £272k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £200k to £224k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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 Margaret Lothbury sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Archangel Trust (£224k), Wesley Hall Methodist Church (£224k) and Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge (£223k).

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

£0£82k£164k£246k£328k2021 Income: £200,1822021 Spending: £207,43120212022 Income: £240,9532022 Spending: £240,11420222023 Income: £245,7812023 Spending: £328,21720232024 Income: £203,0452024 Spending: £260,89920242025 Income: £223,8592025 Spending: £272,4552025
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In the charity's own words

The life of the Church reflects the nature and location of the Parish at the heart of the Square Mile. The main service of the week is on Wednesday Lunchtimes - an informal service with worship, teaching and the opportunity to receive prayer. Holy Communion is celebrated on Tuesday Lunchtimes using the BCP. On significant days in the Christian calendar appropriate services are also held.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Archangel TrustLondon£224k
Wesley Hall Methodist ChurchSheffield£224k
Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in CambridgeCambridgeshire£223k
Kingsword International ChurchLondon£224k