The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Divine with St James the Apostle Kennington

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Divine with St James the Apostle Kennington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 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 John the Divine with St James the Apostle Kennington reported income of £264k and spending of £308k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £305k to £264k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 John the Divine with St James the Apostle Kennington sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Bristol Methodist Church (£264k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Cottenham (£264k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Swanage (£264k).

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.