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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St.paul's, Scotforth

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1134789LancasterReligion
Income£178k2025-12-31
Spending£172ksame year
Spent / received95%5-year average
Size in its cause76th pctReligion
Registered2010Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St.paul's, Scotforth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. 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 St.paul's, Scotforth reported income of £178k and spending of £172k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £175k to £178k (+1.4%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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.paul's, Scotforth sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gulzare Madina Islamic Welfare Trust (£178k), Middlesbrough & Eston Methodist Circuit (£178k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Andrew, the Westlands (£178k).

Income and spending

£0£65k£131k£196k£262k2021 Income: £175,4962021 Spending: £196,59420212022 Income: £126,2082022 Spending: £128,49420222023 Income: £165,3252023 Spending: £152,75820232024 Income: £261,8602024 Spending: £214,22420242025 Income: £178,0082025 Spending: £172,1892025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Regular public worship : Providing sacred space for prayer : Pastoral work, including visiting sick and housebound : Taking religious assembly in schools : Provision of a youth group : Promotion of Christianity through sermons, events and meetings : Promoting the mission of the Church : Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Gulzare Madina Islamic Welfare TrustNorthampton£178k
Middlesbrough & Eston Methodist CircuitMiddlesbrough£178k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Andrew, the WestlandsNewcastle£178k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of EdenbridgeKent£178k