The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James, Elstead

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James, Elstead is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Godalming. It was registered in July 2021, 5 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 organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James, Elstead reported income of £188k and spending of £138k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2024, income grew from £178k to £188k (+5.5%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 James, Elstead sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smart Works Birmingham (£188k), Splash (South Poplar and Limehouse) (£188k) and The Congregation of the Missionaries of Our Lady of LA Salette (£188k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.