The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ashford Town

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ashford Town is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in January 2017, 9 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 Ashford Town reported income of £647k and spending of £634k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £515k to £647k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Ashford Town sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norwich Central Baptist Church (£647k), Al Huda Welfare Foundation UK (£648k) and Cirencester Baptist Church (£646k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, trading 13%, charitable activities 8.9% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £13k. Charitable activities took 4.9% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £585k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.