The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew, Reading

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew, Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it 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 Matthew, Reading reported income of £120k and spending of £134k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £113k to £120k (+5.5%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Matthew, Reading sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Woodford Parish Church Memorial Hall (£119k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Warrington St Elphin (£120k) and Kidderminster Baptist Church (£119k).