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The Parish Rooms

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 256518High WycombeGrant-making and general purposes
Income£27k2025-12-31
Spending£16ksame year
Spent / received85%5-year average
Size in its cause62nd pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered1968Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parish Rooms is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in July 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parish Rooms reported income of £27k and spending of £16k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £27k (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Parish Rooms sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gladys Wightwick Charitable Trust (£27k), Belper Community Hall (£27k) and Nexus Community Trust (£27k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.

Income and spending

£0£6,649£13k£20k£27k2021 Income: £20,2332021 Spending: £19,39220212022 Income: £21,0862022 Spending: £22,05520222023 Income: £22,1882023 Spending: £20,73120232024 Income: £22,9292024 Spending: £17,77820242025 Income: £26,5952025 Spending: £15,7052025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Provide facilities for the running of a Nursery, Sunday School, Church activities, Ballet Classes and other village interests.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Gladys Wightwick Charitable TrustLondon£27k
Belper Community HallBelper£27k
Nexus Community TrustBraintree£27k
Coombe-Tennant FoundationLondon£27k