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Parochial Church Council of St Luke & St John, Cheltenham

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1184357CheltenhamReligion
Income£173k2025-12-31
Spending£134ksame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause76th pctReligion
Registered2019Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Parochial Church Council of St Luke & St John, Cheltenham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in July 2019, 7 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, Parochial Church Council of St Luke & St John, Cheltenham reported income of £173k and spending of £134k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £128k to £173k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 St Luke & St John, Cheltenham sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Creation Church Taunton (£173k), The Congregation at German Christ Church London (£173k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Haughton Le Skerne (£173k).

Income and spending

£0£43k£86k£129k£173k2021 Income: £127,8732021 Spending: £127,84220212022 Income: £126,4002022 Spending: £135,00020222023 Income: £160,1752023 Spending: £148,07820232024 Income: £119,3002024 Spending: £119,28620242025 Income: £172,5962025 Spending: £133,7702025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The PCC is primarily focused on the advancement of religion, which is recognised as acharitable purpose having public benefit. All regular public worship is provided free of chargeand open to all.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
New Creation Church Tauntonnew Creation Church£173k
The Congregation at German Christ Church LondonLondon£173k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Haughton Le SkerneDarlington£173k
The Newton and Haceby Relief in Need CharitySleaford£173k