The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Cheltenham

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Cheltenham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Cheltenham reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.1m (+4.1%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 Holy Trinity, Cheltenham sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kokni Muslim Association Birmingham (£1.1m), Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna Sanstha (£1.1m) and North Swindon Baptist Church (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and trading 6.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £60k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.