The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bartholomew

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bartholomew is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bartholomew reported income of £105k and spending of £118k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £102k to £105k (+2.6%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bartholomew sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legacy Church Walsall (£105k), Croatian Church Trust (£106k) and The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Chelmsford) (£104k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.