South Eastern Baptist Association
Analysis
South Eastern Baptist Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burgess Hill. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04292136). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, South Eastern Baptist Association reported income of £458k and spending of £505k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £525k to £458k (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, South Eastern Baptist Association sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grace to You Europe (£458k), Trinity Church Lower Earley (£459k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chigwell and Chigwell Row (£458k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The advancement of the Christian religion, especially by means of and in accordance with the pricipals of the Baptist denomination as set out for the time being in the Declaration of Principals of the Baptist Union of Great Britian. This has been our activity during 2018 and will continue to be so throughout 2020.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Grace to You Europe | Kent | £458k |
| Trinity Church Lower Earley | Reading | £459k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chigwell and Chigwell Row | Chigwell | £458k |
| Westbourne Grove Church | London | £459k |