The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Congleton

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Congleton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Congleton reported income of £324k and spending of £251k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £207k to £324k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Congleton sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christchurch Leamington (£323k), Diglis Lane Trust (£324k) and Mickleover Methodist Church (£323k).