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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Downend, Bristol

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1131689BristolReligion
Income£397k2025-12-31
Spending£410ksame year
Spent / received91%5-year average
Size in its cause90th pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Downend, Bristol is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in September 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 Christ Church, Downend, Bristol reported income of £397k and spending of £410k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £282k to £397k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Christ Church, Downend, Bristol sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint John with Saint James, West Ealing (£397k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of South Gillingham (£397k) and Ellinson Foundation Limited (£397k).

Income and spending

£0£146k£292k£438k£584k2021 Income: £281,8522021 Spending: £280,47820212022 Income: £335,4832022 Spending: £317,53920222023 Income: £583,8952023 Spending: £431,42320232024 Income: £345,1952024 Spending: £333,31320242025 Income: £397,2632025 Spending: £410,2772025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Anglican church serving the parish of Downend, Bristol, in the Dioceses of Bristol, providing Christian teaching and worship. Our membership reflects the variety of ages and backgrounds in the parish and includes an increasing number of young families and children.

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