The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Winchester

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Winchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winchester. 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 Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Winchester reported income of £997k and spending of £1.3m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £731k to £997k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Christ Church Winchester sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Christchurch Banstead (£996k), Ateres (£997k) and West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Methodist Circuit (£996k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and charitable activities 3.0%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £87k. Reserves of £184k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.