The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Penwortham

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Penwortham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Penwortham reported income of £105k and spending of £113k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £89k to £105k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Mary, Penwortham 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 Elm Ridge Methodist Church Darlington (£105k), West Midlands Brethren in Christ Church (£105k) and Cowper Memorial Museum (£105k).