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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John, Lindow

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1139966WilmslowReligion
Income£241k2025-12-31
Spending£221ksame year
Spent / received114%5-year average
Size in its cause83rd pctReligion
Registered2011Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John, Lindow is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wilmslow. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John, Lindow reported income of £241k and spending of £221k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £167k to £241k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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 John, Lindow sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hayes Lane Baptist Church (£241k), Lancashire Central and North Area Quaker Meeting (£241k) and Islamic Centre Upton Park (£241k).

Income and spending

£0£82k£164k£246k£328k2021 Income: £166,6242021 Spending: £166,93820212022 Income: £192,5952022 Spending: £327,80120222023 Income: £195,7822023 Spending: £208,23520232024 Income: £184,8922024 Spending: £189,98720242025 Income: £241,1172025 Spending: £220,9942025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

St John's PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd Simon Gales, in promoting the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has the maintenance responsibilities for the church, church rooms, and a share of the maintenance of the vicarage all on Knutsford Road, Wilmslow.

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