The Parochial Church Council for the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Octagon

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council for the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Octagon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council for the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Octagon reported income of £146k and spending of £104k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £132k to £146k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council for the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Octagon sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Bayan Welfare Centre Ltd (£146k), The Harvest Centre (£147k) and The School of Meditation (£146k).