The Southern Counties Baptist Association

Analysis

The Southern Counties Baptist Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Didcot. It was registered in March 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 04279837). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Southern Counties Baptist Association reported income of £508k and spending of £503k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £880k to £508k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Southern Counties Baptist Association sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westhill Endowment (£508k), Youth with a Mission Limited (£508k) and Gloucester Diocesan Board of Education (£507k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, investments 5.2% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £129k. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 54 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.