The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Cofton Hackett and St Andrew, Barnt Green
Analysis
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Cofton Hackett and St Andrew, Barnt Green is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Cofton Hackett and St Andrew, Barnt Green reported income of £170k and spending of £188k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £172k to £170k (-0.9%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Cofton Hackett and St Andrew, Barnt Green sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Reach Gospel Hall Trust (£170k), Masjid Abu Bakr Trust (£170k) and St Columba's Oxford United Reformed Charity (£170k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Wehaveconsideredguidanceonpublicbenefit,inparticulartheadvancementofreligion.WeareanAnglicanparishseekinginourowncontexttodemonstratethepublicbenefitswhichlocalchurcheshavebroughttotheir communities.Wenurture&spreadtheChristianfaithamongallages through:Worship,Prayer,Gospel teaching,developing knowledge and trust in Jesus, providing pastoral care for those in the parish, Missionary and other work.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Long Reach Gospel Hall Trust | Kent | £170k |
| Masjid Abu Bakr Trust | Birmingham | £170k |
| St Columba's Oxford United Reformed Charity | Oxford | £170k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish 0f St Pauls York | York | £170k |