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The Parochial Church Council of St Marys Church Wootton Beds

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1150817BedfordReligion
Income£325k2025-12-31
Spending£307ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause88th pctReligion
Registered2013Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of St Marys Church Wootton Beds is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in February 2013, 13 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 St Marys Church Wootton Beds reported income of £325k and spending of £307k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £149k to £325k (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Marys Church Wootton Beds sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Madina Mosque & Islamic Centre Ltd (£324k), The Pentecostal Church of Mangembo (£325k) and Taraloka (£324k).

Income and spending

£0£81k£162k£244k£325k2021 Income: £148,7872021 Spending: £147,38920212022 Income: £159,7502022 Spending: £147,06020222023 Income: £151,8682023 Spending: £159,94720232024 Income: £157,6782024 Spending: £149,84820242025 Income: £324,6762025 Spending: £306,7562025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Christian church

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Madina Mosque & Islamic Centre LtdOldham£324k
The Pentecostal Church of MangemboLondon£325k
TaralokaWhitchurch£324k
Fleet Methodist ChurchHampshire£325k