The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James the Great Congleton

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James the Great Congleton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 James the Great Congleton reported income of £33k and spending of £15k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £40k to £33k (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James the Great Congleton sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deal Pentecostal Church (£33k), Kermaville Limited (£33k) and Alongside for His Glory (£33k).