The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Lawrence, Bidborough and Saint Peter, Southborough

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Lawrence, Bidborough and Saint Peter, Southborough is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in August 2019, 7 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 Saint Lawrence, Bidborough and Saint Peter, Southborough reported income of £114k and spending of £117k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £117k to £114k (-3.2%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Saint Lawrence, Bidborough and Saint Peter, Southborough 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Scartho St Giles with St Matthew (£114k), Through Faith Missions (£114k) and The Hampstead Church Music Trust (£114k).