Central Baptist Association

Analysis

Central Baptist Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04319194). It says it provides human resources, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Central Baptist Association reported income of £586k and spending of £661k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £521k to £586k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Central Baptist Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Christadelphian Magazine and Publishing Association (£586k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Oldham (£586k) and Tadcaster Methodist Circuit (£585k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, trading 6.8% and investments 4.5%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £305k. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 55 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.