The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great St Bartholomew

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great St Bartholomew is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it 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 Great St Bartholomew reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.0m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £813k to £1.6m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Great St Bartholomew sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Carmelite Charitable Trust (£1.6m), The Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (£1.6m) and Mesifta Talmudical College (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73%, charitable activities 15% and trading 11%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7,861. Reserves of £282k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.