Parochial Church Council of Winscombe and Sandford

Analysis

Parochial Church Council of Winscombe and Sandford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winscombe. It was registered in May 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, Parochial Church Council of Winscombe and Sandford reported income of £92k and spending of £94k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £140k to £92k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Parochial Church Council of Winscombe and Sandford sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Housetop Trust (£92k), Stockport Islamic Centre (£92k) and Whaddon Way Church (Anglican/Baptist) (£92k).

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.