Paignton Parish Charity

Analysis

Paignton Parish Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Paignton. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Paignton Parish Charity reported income of £14k and spending of £6,211, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £111k to £14k (-88%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Paignton Parish Charity sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Channel - Supporting Family Social Work in Liverpool (£14k), The Viscount Northcliffe Pension Fund (£14k) and Sunniside Community Association (£14k).