The Parochial Charity

Analysis

The Parochial Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashby-De-La-Zouch. It was registered in July 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training 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, The Parochial Charity reported income of £48k and spending of £42k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £25k to £48k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Parochial Charity sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al Saddiiq Cultural Centre (Asc) (£48k), United Church Trowbridge (£48k) and Peniel Pentecostal Church (£48k).