The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Higham (St John the Evangelist) with Merston

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Higham (St John the Evangelist) with Merston is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 2016, 10 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 Higham (St John the Evangelist) with Merston reported income of £115k and spending of £117k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £86k to £115k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 23%. 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 Higham (St John the Evangelist) with Merston sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clinton's Gift (£115k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmanuel, Woodley (£115k) and The Parochial Church Council for the Ecclesiastical Parish of North Walsham (£115k).