The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of Leigh, (Diocese of Chelmsford)

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of Leigh, (Diocese of Chelmsford) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 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 Ecclesiatical Parish of Leigh, (Diocese of Chelmsford) reported income of £159k and spending of £194k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £203k to £159k (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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 Ecclesiatical Parish of Leigh, (Diocese of Chelmsford) sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist, Fareham (£159k), Whitfield Parochial Church Council (Glossop) (£159k) and Jubilee Church Wirral Ltd (£159k).