The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bees

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bees is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in August 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 St Bees reported income of £199k and spending of £153k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £104k to £199k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Bees sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sri Venkateshwara (Balaji) Temple & Cultural Centre (£199k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Divine, Selsdon (£199k) and West Orchard United Reformed Church Charity (£199k).