The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Pennington (Manchester Diocese)

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Pennington (Manchester Diocese) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leigh. 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 Pennington (Manchester Diocese) reported income of £214k and spending of £245k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £256k to £214k (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Pennington (Manchester Diocese) sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Society for Science and Religion (£214k), Dartford Masjid and Islamic Centre (£214k) and Quorn Baptist Church (£214k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.