The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary with St John & St Anne, Lancaster

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary with St John & St Anne, Lancaster is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. 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 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 St Mary with St John & St Anne, Lancaster reported income of £510k and spending of £320k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £650k to £510k (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Mary with St John & St Anne, Lancaster 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth with a Mission Limited (£508k), Partners in Service (£510k) and The Southern Counties Baptist Association (£508k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, trading 13%, charitable activities 3.4% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7,100. Reserves of £164k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.