Parochial Church Council of Christ Church Westbourne

Analysis

Parochial Church Council of Christ Church Westbourne is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Parochial Church Council of Christ Church Westbourne reported income of £559k and spending of £567k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £356k to £559k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 50%. 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, Parochial Church Council of Christ Church Westbourne sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vivacity (£558k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Stanmore (£559k) and Finchley Jewish Primary School Trust (£557k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £9,007. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £43k. Reserves of £149k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.