The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bispham

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bispham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackpool. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, environment/conservation/heritage and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bispham reported income of £257k and spending of £236k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £181k to £257k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Bispham sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lucis Trust (£256k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke, Wimbledon Park (£257k) and Farnham United Reformed Church Charity (£256k).