The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Bedford

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Bedford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in March 2010, 16 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 Christ Church Bedford reported income of £391k and spending of £404k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £315k to £391k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Christ Church Bedford sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Netherwent Ministry Area (£390k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Nottingham Saint Peter and All Saints (£391k) and Beis Hillel Trust (£390k).