The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Chester

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Chester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in September 2011, 15 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Chester reported income of £104k and spending of £107k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £273k to £104k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 the Baptist, Chester sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% 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 New Street Church CIO (£104k), The Bishop's Development Fund (£104k) and Church of Our Saviour (£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.