The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Colchester

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Colchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in August 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 Peter, Colchester reported income of £170k and spending of £135k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £86k to £170k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 122%. 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 Peter, Colchester sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints', Isleworth (£170k), Canvas (£170k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John's, Ben Rhydding (£170k).