St James' Church

What St James' Church does

St James' Church Bulkington is a Church of England parish church situated on School Road in Bulkington, Bedworth, Warwickshire, approximately five miles north east of Coventry. It operates under the Diocese of Coventry and serves the residents of Bulkington, a village with a population exceeding 6,000. The church's core offering is Anglican worship, delivered through regular Sunday services including Holy Communion, Evensong, and All Age Holy Communion, supplemented by midweek services. Beyond worship, it provides life-cycle ceremonies — baptisms, weddings (with capacity for up to 250 guests), and funerals — and runs community programs including Youth Impact (ages 11-18, run jointly with All Saints Bedworth), Seashells (a parent and toddler group), Connect Group (small group fellowship), bell ringing practice sessions, a choir, and coffee mornings. Selected services are live-streamed via Facebook, and weekly news sheets are distributed both digitally and in print.

The church employs no proprietary technology and uses only consumer-grade digital tools: a content website, a Facebook page for live streaming and updates, an email mailing list, and a Parish Giving online donation portal with QR codes. Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary congregation donations via the Parish Giving scheme and direct giving, supplemented by fees for weddings and funerals. Wedding bookings are being taken for 2026 and 2027, and pricing for ceremonies is referenced externally via yourchurchwedding.org rather than disclosed directly. The church is led by Vicar Revd' Charles Higgins, with lay operational leadership provided by Church Wardens Sue Turner and Christine Evans, and pastoral oversight from the Diocese of Coventry. It operates in a sister-parish relationship with St Botolph Burton Hastings, sharing services and joint youth activities, and hosts the Bulkington Foodbank on Saturday mornings.

The church is a registered nonprofit religious organization under Church of England governance, with no parent company, no subsidiaries, no equity funding, and no public listing. It serves a single domestic market (Warwickshire, United Kingdom) and has no global footprint claims. Strategic and operational signals include the creation of a new Growing Faith Link Worker role advertised in May 2026, leadership refresh via a new warden appointment in April 2025, and ongoing expansion of community programming across parish boundaries.

Name

St James' Church

Legal name

St James Church Bulkington

Website

https://stjameschurchbulkington.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St James' Church Bulkington is a Church of England parish church in Bulkington, Warwickshire, serving a village of 6,000+ residents with Anglican worship, life-cycle ceremonies (baptisms, weddings, funerals), and community programs including youth work and a foodbank, under the Diocese of Coventry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Parish Church / Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Parish church services
• Anglican worship
• Community programs
• Life event ceremonies
• Pastoral care

Headquarters

HQ city

Bedworth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Parochial Giving/Donations: Voluntary donations from congregation members via Parish Giving scheme, QR codes, and direct giving. Regular Sunday collections and special collections for charitable causes.
2. Wedding Services: Fees for church wedding ceremonies. Bookings available for 2026 and 2027. Traditional architecture and churchyard provide venue for up to 250 guests.
3. Funeral Services: Funeral and memorial services conducted at the church.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St James' Church Bulkington is a Church of England parish church delivering regular worship services (Sunday, midweek, festival, and evensong), life-cycle ceremonies (weddings, baptisms, and funerals), pastoral support, and community-based fellowship. It operates as a parish within the Diocese of Coventry, with activities rooted in Anglican tradition and serving the local village community of Bulkington and surrounding areas.

Product overview

St James Church Bulkington offers a portfolio of Anglican worship and community services centered around its church building in Bulkington, Warwickshire. Core offerings include regular Sunday worship (Holy Communion, Evensong, All Age services), life-cycle ceremonies (baptisms, weddings, funerals), and various community programs. The church runs weekly activities including Youth Impact for ages 11-18, Seashells parent/toddler group, bell ringing practice sessions, and Connect Group gatherings. Some services are live-streamed via Facebook. The church also hosts periodic events such as Christmas Fayres, Flower Festivals, Harvest celebrations, and the annual All Souls commemoration service. The church is part of the Diocese of Coventry and serves the Bulkington village community of over 6,000 residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diocese of CoventrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt James Bulkington is part of the Diocese of Coventry, sharing its commitment to worshipping God, making new disciples, and transforming communities. The diocese provides safeguarding support, training resources, and pastoral oversight.
• St Botolph Burton HastingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister parish relationship with St Botolph Burton Hastings. Shared services including Evensong, joint youth activities (Youth Impact), and combined community events. Churches alternate hosting certain services.
• All Saints BedworthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth Impact youth club operates in partnership with All Saints Bedworth, serving 11-18 year olds on Wednesdays during term time at St James.
• Bulkington FoodbankminorOthersSt James hosts the Bulkington Foodbank on Saturday mornings, providing food assistance to local community members in need.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Methodist Church in Britain: Another mainstream UK Christian denomination operating village- and town-level churches that compete for the same congregant base as St James in Warwickshire villages. Comparable model of paid clergy, lay volunteers, donations, and lifecycle ceremonies.
• Catholic Diocese of Birmingham: The Roman Catholic diocese covering the same Warwickshire geographic area. Operates parishes that compete with C of E parishes like St James for baptisms, weddings, funerals, and Sunday attendance in the same catchment.
• Church of England (national): The national governing body of the denomination to which St James belongs. Provides a useful reference point for shared policy, safeguarding standards, and liturgy; not a direct competitor but establishes the broader operating environment.
• Coventry Cathedral: A much larger Church of England cathedral located in the same diocese as St James, several miles southwest of Bulkington. Comparable as a same-faith, same-region worship venue but operates at a substantially larger scale, with tourism and event hire in addition to parish-style worship.
• Salvation Army UK Territory: Faith-based organisation present in the same UK region, similarly combining worship with community services (e.g. foodbank, family support) — overlapping with several of St James's outreach activities such as hosting the Bulkington Foodbank.
• Baptist Union of Great Britain: Major UK Protestant denomination with autonomous local congregations operating similar worship, community programs, and giving-based funding models. Competes for the same evangelical-leaning village residents in Warwickshire.
• Diocese of Coventry: The governing ecclesiastical body of which St James is a member parish, providing safeguarding oversight, training, and pastoral support. Operates one administrative tier above the parish and shapes strategy, funding, and compliance for member churches like St James.

Direct peers

• St Botolph's Church, Burton Hastings: Identified in the company data as a sister parish within the same Diocese of Coventry. Shares services (including Evensong) and joint youth activities with St James, operating at near-identical scale and using the same C of E parish model in a neighbouring village.
• All Saints Church, Bedworth: Named in the data as a direct partner running the joint Youth Impact club with St James, also part of the Diocese of Coventry. Operates the same C of E parish model in the immediately adjacent town of Bedworth, directly serving the same catchment demographics.

Emerging players

• Holy Trinity Brompton / Alpha International: Network of growing Anglican-affiliated churches and the Alpha course, an evangelism programme that has been widely adopted across UK parishes including many C of E congregations. Relevant emerging player that influences the evangelism tooling available to a parish like St James.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stjamesbulkington
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-james'-church

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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