The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Leonard's, Lexden

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Leonard's, Lexden is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. 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 Leonard's, Lexden reported income of £147k and spending of £154k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £215k to £147k (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Leonard's, Lexden sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Impact Christian Centre UK (£147k), Mount Zion Baptist Church, Cardigan (£147k) and Kendal Road Baptist Church (£147k).

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.