The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Francis, Barcombe

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Francis, Barcombe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lewes. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. 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 of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Francis, Barcombe reported income of £149k and spending of £170k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £143k to £149k (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Mary and St Francis, Barcombe 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Earley St Nicolas (£149k), Tower of Grace Church of All Nations (£149k) and Islamic Brotherhood Coventry (£149k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.