The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Laurence, Chorley

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Laurence, Chorley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chorley. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Laurence, Chorley reported income of £515k and spending of £498k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £134k to £515k (+285%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Laurence, Chorley sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Greek Cathedral Trust Fund (£514k), East Mercia Methodist Circuit (£515k) and The Sikh Temple (£514k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, trading 4.3% and investments 4.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,252. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £33k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.