The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Luke, Bowdon

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Luke, Bowdon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Luke, Bowdon reported income of £366k and spending of £464k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £322k to £366k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 115% 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 Mary and St Luke, Bowdon sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre (£366k), St Andrew & St George United Reformed Church Charity (£366k) and Incorporated Trustees of the Number 1 Trust Fund (£366k).

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.