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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalen, Oxford

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1145027OxfordReligion
Income£187k2025-12-31
Spending£164ksame year
Spent / received103%5-year average
Size in its cause78th pctReligion
Registered2011Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalen, Oxford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalen, Oxford reported income of £187k and spending of £164k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £126k to £187k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Mary Magdalen, Oxford 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 Shirley Muslim Association (£187k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Isles of Scilly (£187k) and Tiferes Yisroel (£187k).

Income and spending

£0£50k£101k£151k£201k2021 Income: £125,9112021 Spending: £150,87620212022 Income: £141,9122022 Spending: £149,01420222023 Income: £188,4012023 Spending: £177,60820232024 Income: £177,3362024 Spending: £201,40920242025 Income: £187,3512025 Spending: £164,1802025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Regular public worship and provision of sacred space in central Oxford.Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved.Teaching of Christianity, promotion of Christianity:events and meetings,and literature.Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities.Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Shirley Muslim AssociationCroydon£187k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Isles of ScillyIsles of Scilly£187k
Tiferes YisroelMiddlesex£187k
Hertford and Hitchin Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)Bedfordshire£187k