Parish Lands
Analysis
Parish Lands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in December 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Parish Lands reported income of £10k and spending of £4,478, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2,565 to £10k (+293%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Parish Lands sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Luo Care (£10k), Holmesdale Lodge No 874 Benevolent Association (£10k) and Anazao (£10k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity had high expenditure of refurbishment costs for the school which left us in a negative profit for the year 2022-2023 but still managed to give some Christmas gifts and maintenance funding to the Parochial Church Charity for St James, from our previous years income.2023-2024 Church branch paid out from reserves £ 19,000 for repair work to the roof and interior of St James
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Luo Care | Corbridge | £10k |
| Holmesdale Lodge No 874 Benevolent Association | East Sussex | £10k |
| Anazao | Surrey | £10k |
| Alfred Leadbeater Trust | Banbury | £10k |