The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hackney

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hackney is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hackney reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £3.6m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Hackney sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mountlands Trust Limited (£3.5m), Tyndale House and Institute (£3.6m) and Regent's Park College (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 42%, trading 21% and charitable activities 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,042. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 21%. It employed 31 people.