The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishops Cleeve

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishops Cleeve is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishops Cleeve reported income of £546k and spending of £333k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £264k to £546k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Bishops Cleeve 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 Methodist Central Hall, Manchester (£544k), The Globe Church (£546k) and Wesley Memorial Oxford Methodist Church (£544k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, charitable activities 8.4% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £186k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £355k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.