The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Chad, Saddleworth

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Chad, Saddleworth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in February 2010, 16 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 makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Chad, Saddleworth reported income of £130k and spending of £126k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £116k to £130k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Chad, Saddleworth sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Victory in Christ Ministries (£130k), Fullbridge Evangelical Church (£130k) and Word of Life Ministries (London and Birmingham) (£130k).