Christ Church Paignton and St Paul Preston Joint Council

Analysis

Christ Church Paignton and St Paul Preston Joint Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Paignton. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christ Church Paignton and St Paul Preston Joint Council reported income of £100k and spending of £142k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £56k to £100k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christ Church Paignton and St Paul Preston Joint Council sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Evangelical Church, UK (£100k), Heichal Menachem Limited (£100k) and Sydenham Community Association (£100k).