The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Ashton-Under-Lyne

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Ashton-Under-Lyne is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It was registered in October 2012, 14 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 Christ Church, Ashton-Under-Lyne reported income of £29k and spending of £42k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £322k to £29k (-91%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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 Christ Church, Ashton-Under-Lyne sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ryedale Evangelical Church (£29k), Islamic Centre (Central London) (£29k) and City Church Wolverhampton (£29k).

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.