The Great Budworth Church Restoration Appeal

Analysis

The Great Budworth Church Restoration Appeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwich. It was registered in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Great Budworth Church Restoration Appeal reported income of £42k and spending of £18k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £53k to £42k (-21%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Great Budworth Church Restoration Appeal sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Clara Watts Lydney Church Trust (£42k), Club 707 (£42k) and Upper Room Christian Fellowship (£42k).