The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Balcombe
Analysis
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Balcombe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in October 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 St Mary, Balcombe reported income of £89k and spending of £98k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £83k to £89k (+7.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 139% 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 Mary, Balcombe sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashford Baptist Church (£89k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's, Chaddesden, Derby (£89k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Natland, St Mark (£89k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in school. Provision of a youth club. Promoting the whole mission of the Church. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.