Parish Lands Charity

Analysis

Parish Lands Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kingsbridge. It was registered in April 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Parish Lands Charity reported income of £13k and spending of £9,301, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £8,375 to £13k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 275%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Parish Lands 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 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Litchborough Parochial Charities (£13k), Highbury Grove School Foundation (£13k) and The Lanchester Partnership (£13k).