The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church with St John, Bacup

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church with St John, Bacup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bacup. It was registered in June 2022, 4 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 Christ Church with St John, Bacup reported income of £20k and spending of £30k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £23k to £20k (-12%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 139% 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 Christ Church with St John, Bacup sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Victoria Hall Methodist Church (£20k), Grantham Christian Ministries (£20k) and The Mustard Tree Trust (£20k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.