The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St John and St Paul, Widnes

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St John and St Paul, Widnes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Widnes. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St John and St Paul, Widnes reported income of £606k and spending of £562k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £587k to £606k (+3.2%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Parish of St John and St Paul, Widnes sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of St Laurence, Scalby (£605k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke, Battersea (£606k) and Kicc the Open Door (£605k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 33%. Charitable activities took 41% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £124k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.