The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Marcham with Garford

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Marcham with Garford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxon. It was registered in January 2011, 15 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 Marcham with Garford reported income of £187k and spending of £223k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £151k to £187k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Marcham with Garford sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish North West Swindon and Lydiard Millicent (£187k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Pauls, Throop, Bournemouth (£187k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Heworth York (£187k).

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.