Parochial Charities

Analysis

Parochial Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Much Hadham. It was registered in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Parochial Charities reported income of £25k and spending of £30k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £25k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Parochial Charities sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishopsteignton United Charities (£25k), The Northwood Christian Workers' Trust (£25k) and Kings Cliffe Almshouse Charity (£25k).