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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Gorleston St Mary Magdalene

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1207772Great YarmouthPoverty relief
Income£279k2025-12-31
Spending£230ksame year
Spent / received94%2-year average
Size in its cause81st pctPoverty relief
Registered2024Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Gorleston St Mary Magdalene is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Great Yarmouth. It was registered in April 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, 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 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Gorleston St Mary Magdalene reported income of £279k and spending of £230k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £209k to £279k (+34%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Gorleston St Mary Magdalene sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Furniture Store (Selby) Limited (£279k), Macclesfield Family Church (£279k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God - Fruitful Land (£278k).

Income and spending

£0£70k£139k£209k£279k2024 Income: £208,8672024 Spending: £225,96220242025 Income: £278,9202025 Spending: £230,2522025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

St Mary Magdalene Church exists to seek the transformation of our community with the extraordinary love of Christ. We do this through regular public worship which is open all, and by seeking to serve the social needs of our community, including (but not limited to) via a foodbank, community lunch, parent and toddler group, drop-in warm spaces and a youth club.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Community Furniture Store (Selby) LimitedYork£279k
Macclesfield Family ChurchCheshire£279k
Redeemed Christian Church of God - Fruitful LandTilbury£278k
The Caernarfon Pentecostal ChurchCaernarfon£279k