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

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Bearwood is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Smethwick. It was registered in December 2023, 3 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 the Virgin, Bearwood reported income of £466k and spending of £208k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £208k to £466k (+124%), an average of +124% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 51% 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 the Virgin, Bearwood sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dean and Chapter of St Asaph Cathedral (£465k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sandal Magna, Wakefield (£466k) and City Hope Church London (£465k).