The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark, Bedford

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark, Bedford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in November 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 August 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark, Bedford reported income of £446k and spending of £457k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £339k to £446k (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Bedford sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of St Cuthburga, Wimborne Minster (£446k), Community of the Mission Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus (£446k) and Bristol Ecclesiastical Charity (£446k).