Bristol Baptist College

Analysis

Bristol Baptist College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2004, 22 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 04279352). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Bristol Baptist College reported income of £659k and spending of £696k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £505k to £659k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bristol Baptist College sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southampton Methodist District (£659k), Alive Publishing Limited (£660k) and Preston Muslim Society, Quwwatul Islam Masjid (£658k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 47%, donations and legacies 46% and investments 7.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,500. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 39 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.