The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Cuthbert's Church

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Cuthbert's Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Cuthbert's Church reported income of £683k and spending of £296k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £73k to £683k (+838%), an average of +75% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Cuthbert's Church sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmanuel, South Croydon (£682k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Chelsea known as Chelsea Old Church (£684k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Giles in the Fields London (£682k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and charitable activities 5.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £104k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.