The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Harwood

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Harwood is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Harwood reported income of £94k and spending of £100k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £188k to £94k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Harwood sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deepwells Christian Centre Crayford (£94k), Cafe Unity 2014 (£94k) and Fisch (£94k).