The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James Carlisle

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James Carlisle is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James Carlisle reported income of £345k and spending of £367k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £329k to £345k (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 James Carlisle sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parish of East Ham, Holy Trinity (£345k), Torath Moishe Viznitz Club (£345k) and Gurdwara Nanak Sar, Guru Nanak Sikh Organisation (£344k).

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.