The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke Farnworth Widnes

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke Farnworth Widnes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Widnes. It was registered in December 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 Luke Farnworth Widnes reported income of £183k and spending of £359k, spending 196% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £112k to £183k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 264%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Luke Farnworth Widnes sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% 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 The Cellar Church (£183k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Gregory and St Martin, Wye (£183k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's, Haddenham (£183k).