Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Leigh (Manchester Diocese)

Analysis

Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Leigh (Manchester Diocese) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leigh. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Leigh (Manchester Diocese) reported income of £61k and spending of £80k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £62k to £61k (-2.2%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 161% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Leigh (Manchester Diocese) sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Celestial Church of Christ, Christ Glory Parish (£61k), Christ Royal Church Worldwide (£61k) and Ackhill Baptist Church (£61k).

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.