The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Chad, Handforth

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Chad, Handforth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wilmslow. 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 St Chad, Handforth reported income of £140k and spending of £152k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £145k to £140k (-3.1%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Chad, Handforth sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grace Church Isle of Wight (£140k), Catch the Fire Three Rivers (£140k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Iver (£140k).

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.