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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark and All Saints, Reading

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1160687ReadingReligion
Income£196k2025-12-31
Spending£143ksame year
Spent / received106%5-year average
Size in its cause79th pctReligion
Registered2015Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark and All Saints, Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it 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 Mark and All Saints, Reading reported income of £196k and spending of £143k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £88k to £196k (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Mark and All Saints, Reading sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bridge Church, Chepstow (£196k), Bethel Evangelical Free Church, Wigston (£196k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Elworth (£195k).

Income and spending

£0£49k£98k£147k£196k2021 Income: £88,3992021 Spending: £156,05320212022 Income: £103,8412022 Spending: £135,26820222023 Income: £110,3842023 Spending: £117,21820232024 Income: £137,0252024 Spending: £124,34020242025 Income: £195,6132025 Spending: £143,4462025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Regular public worship open to allThe provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplationPastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereavedTeaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groupsPromoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other special need groups

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Bridge Church, ChepstowGwent£196k
Bethel Evangelical Free Church, WigstonLeicester£196k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, ElworthSandbach£195k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's NorbitonKingston Upon Thames£196k