The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Keighley

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Keighley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Keighley. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Keighley reported income of £568k and spending of £463k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £387k to £568k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Keighley sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South West Essex & Settlement Reform Synagogue (£568k), The Well Sheffield Baptist Church (£569k) and Dhamma Centre (Colchester) (£568k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50%, charitable activities 38%, trading 1.9% and investments 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £29k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £31k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.