The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Faith's Lee on the Solent

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Faith's Lee on the Solent is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lee-On-The-Solent. It was registered in December 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 Faith's Lee on the Solent reported income of £699k and spending of £315k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £235k to £699k (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Faith's Lee on the Solent sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wat Buddharam (London) (£699k), South West Youth Ministries (£702k) and The Christadelphian Hall and Buildings Society Birmingham (£699k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, charitable activities 9.9%, trading 2.9% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £268k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.1%. Reserves of £76k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.