The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Hartford, Chester Diocese

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Hartford, Chester Diocese is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwich. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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 John the Baptist, Hartford, Chester Diocese reported income of £516k and spending of £615k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £488k to £516k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 John the Baptist, Hartford, Chester Diocese sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Oldham (£515k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Beckenham. (£516k) and East Mercia Methodist Circuit (£515k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, charitable activities 9.4% and investments 4.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £40k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.