The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Stephen's, Prenton

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Stephen's, Prenton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birkenhead. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it 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 Stephen's, Prenton reported income of £322k and spending of £361k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £155k to £322k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Stephen's, Prenton sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Rickmansworth (£321k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cowley St John, Oxford (£322k) and The Methodist Church Barnsley North West (£321k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.