The London Baptist Association

Analysis

The London Baptist Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04325272). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The London Baptist Association reported income of £2.3m and spending of £1.8m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.3m (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 281%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The London Baptist Association sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit (£2.3m), Care (Christian Action Research and Education) (£2.3m) and Talmud Torah Torah Veyirah D'satmar London Limited (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46%, investments 46% and charitable activities 8.3%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £114k. Reserves of £5.7m would cover about 38 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.