The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John Birkdale

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John Birkdale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southport. It was registered in February 2009, 17 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 John Birkdale reported income of £70k and spending of £83k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £74k to £70k (-4.6%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 John Birkdale sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicester Shri Murugan (Hindu) Temple (£70k), The Eden Church (£70k) and Dunamis Bible Church (A.k.a. Dunamis Ministries) (£70k).

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.