The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Goodmayes
Analysis
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Goodmayes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilford. It was registered in July 2015, 11 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 the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Goodmayes reported income of £146k and spending of £175k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £105k to £146k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 128% 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 Paul Goodmayes sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chesterton St George (£146k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip, Tunbridge Wells (£146k) and Central Council of Church Bell Ringers (£146k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
St Pauls Church Goodmayes operates in the Redbridge Deanery in the Chelmsford Diocese. The Parochial Church Council is responsible for co-operating with the Vicar, Reverend Janet Buchan, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It is also responsible for the maintenance of the Church building and Community Centre.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chesterton St George | Cambridge | £146k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip, Tunbridge Wells | Tunbridge Wells | £146k |
| Central Council of Church Bell Ringers | Swindon | £146k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Caversham | Reading | £146k |