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The Parochial Church Council of St Michael at the Northgate Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1148900OxfordshireReligion
Income£535k2025-12-31
Spending£525ksame year
Spent / received87%5-year average
Size in its cause93rd pctReligion
Registered2012Other
Employees9latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of St Michael at the Northgate Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of St Michael at the Northgate Church reported income of £535k and spending of £525k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £225k to £535k (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Michael at the Northgate Church 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 Kasim Bin Mohammed Al-Thani (£535k), Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God Charitable Trust (£535k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's Halliwell, Bolton (£534k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 12%, investments 6.0%, trading 5.9% and charitable activities 3.5%. Charitable activities took 0.2% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £382k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.

Income and spending

£0£134k£267k£401k£535k2021 Income: £224,9742021 Spending: £231,91220212022 Income: £471,2942022 Spending: £290,06420222023 Income: £342,7822023 Spending: £292,04720232024 Income: £408,0892024 Spending: £392,16520242025 Income: £534,9962025 Spending: £524,7052025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 12%
  • Charitable activities 3.5%
  • Trading 5.9%
  • Investments 6.0%
  • Other 72%

In the charity's own words

St Michael at the North Gate is a Church of England Parish Church and the City Church of Oxford. The Church provides Christian acts of worship, and offers the hospitality of the Church open daily and of the Parish Room for the use of a number of groups.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Kasim Bin Mohammed Al-ThaniLondon£535k
Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God Charitable TrustDarlington£535k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's Halliwell, BoltonBolton£534k
Kidderminster East PCCKidderminster£535k