The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas, Lancaster

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas, Lancaster is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas, Lancaster reported income of £670k and spending of £649k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £670k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas, Lancaster sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trusted Homes Ltd (£669k), The Hardman Trust (£670k) and The Bridge Church Bolton (£668k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82% and charitable activities 15%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £149k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.