The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene with St Leonard, Bridgnorth

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene with St Leonard, Bridgnorth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in December 2018, 8 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 Magdalene with St Leonard, Bridgnorth reported income of £559k and spending of £124k, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £92k to £559k (+506%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 363%. Over the whole period it spent 56% 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 Magdalene with St Leonard, Bridgnorth sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Polden Gospel Hall Trust (£559k), Westminster Seminary UK (£560k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Stanmore (£559k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, charitable activities 5.7%, investments 2.2% and trading 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £453k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £19k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.