The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Petworth

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Petworth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Petworth reported income of £94k and spending of £92k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £78k to £94k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Petworth 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 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingdom Storehouse Ltd (£94k), King's Church Eden (£94k) and Helping Whittlesey (£94k).