The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence with St Paul, Longridge

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence with St Paul, Longridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence with St Paul, Longridge reported income of £199k and spending of £218k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £185k to £199k (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Lawrence with St Paul, Longridge sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ouseley Church Music Trust (£199k), Living Wisdom Word Ministry Milton Keynes (£199k) and Canolfan Hyfforddi Coleg Y Bala (£199k).