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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas ,garstang

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1131324PrestonReligion
Income£190k2025-12-31
Spending£181ksame year
Spent / received93%5-year average
Size in its cause78th pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas ,garstang reported income of £190k and spending of £181k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £104k to £190k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 46%. 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 St Thomas ,garstang sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inglewhite Congregational Church (£190k), The British Friends of Netiv Aryeh (£190k) and Biggleswade Baptist Church (£190k).

Income and spending

£0£48k£96k£144k£192k2021 Income: £104,1782021 Spending: £88,12720212022 Income: £121,5002022 Spending: £117,99620222023 Income: £177,2552023 Spending: £162,96720232024 Income: £191,8392024 Spending: £176,36020242025 Income: £190,0832025 Spending: £181,3772025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

ST THOMAS PCC HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CO-OPERATING WITH THE PRIEST IN CHARGE, IN PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH, PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Inglewhite Congregational ChurchPreston£190k
The British Friends of Netiv AryehLondon£190k
Biggleswade Baptist ChurchBedfordshire£190k
The Eccles and Salford Islamic SocietyManchester£190k