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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1163737HastingsReligion
Income£1.1m2025-12-31
Spending£757ksame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause97th pctReligion
Registered2015Previously excepted
Employees8latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hastings. It was registered in September 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 Holy Trinity Hastings reported income of £1.1m and spending of £757k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £498k to £1.1m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Holy Trinity Hastings sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chelmsford Gospel Hall Trust (£1.1m), The Ammerdown Centre Limited (£1.1m) and The Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £114k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.

Income and spending

£0£264k£528k£793k£1.1m2021 Income: £497,6122021 Spending: £596,51620212022 Income: £455,1322022 Spending: £482,65720222023 Income: £588,9032023 Spending: £544,47420232024 Income: £783,7672024 Spending: £815,90520242025 Income: £1,056,7792025 Spending: £757,4202025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 99%
  • Charitable activities 0.1%
  • Investments 0.4%
  • Other 0.7%

In the charity's own words

Worship and service in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and the fulfilment of God's purposes in the town centre of Hastings.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Chelmsford Gospel Hall TrustEssex£1.1m
The Ammerdown Centre LimitedRadstock£1.1m
The Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusAscot£1.1m
Swaffham Gospel Hall TrustNorfolk£1.1m