The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Whitehaven, St James

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Whitehaven, St James is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Whitehaven, St James reported income of £119k and spending of £150k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £168k to £119k (-30%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 51%. 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 Whitehaven, St James sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sprowston Methodist Church (£119k), Fareham Methodist Church (£119k) and Flames of Faith Assemblies (£119k).

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.