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parish giving scheme

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. Parish Giving Scheme is a registered charity whose purpose is religious activities. It delivers its work by providing other financial support. The charity is based in Gloucester and operates in England.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

PGS's principal activity is to provide the most efficient & effective way for people to financially support the activity of the Church of England locally. This is done through a regular giving scheme which collects donations through direct debit & makes the donation (including gift aid) available to be spent in a specified church/parish within 10 days.

Fundraising

See where Parish Giving Scheme is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£102,971,848
Latest Expenditure
£101,101,498

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 98.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £99,926,118
Charitable Activities £3,006,915
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £38,815

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £101,101,498
Raising Funds £0
Governance £36,799
Grants to Institutions £99,926,118
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£102,971,848£101,101,498£101,101,498£2,971,507£2,971,5079 / 0
2023£88,833,458£88,462,292£88,462,292£1,101,158£1,101,1589 / 0
2022£75,882,303£75,917,157£75,917,157£729,992£206,0339 / 0
2021£66,781,000£66,618,000£66,618,000£765,000£212,0008 / 0
2020£57,785,000£57,883,000£57,883,000£305,000£305,0008 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers