The Parochial Church Council of St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood reported income of £528k and spending of £347k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £350k to £528k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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 St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maur (£527k), Guru Nanak Gurdwara (£528k) and Makki Masjid (£527k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50%, donations and legacies 42%, trading 6.1% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. It employed 3 people.