The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bartholomews, Arborfield

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bartholomews, Arborfield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in April 2012, 14 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 Bartholomews, Arborfield reported income of £142k and spending of £200k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £175k to £142k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Bartholomews, Arborfield sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redeemed Christian Church of God the Chapel of Courage (£142k), Hereford Gospel Trust (£142k) and Thomas Harris Fund (£142k).