The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aldhelm, Purbeck

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aldhelm, Purbeck is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swanage. It was registered in October 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it 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 Aldhelm, Purbeck reported income of £183k and spending of £249k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £164k to £183k (+11%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Aldhelm, Purbeck sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% 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 Living Out (£183k), Bow Muslim Community Centre (£183k) and Sherwood Education and Culture Centre (£183k).