Widcombe Baptist Church

Analysis

Widcombe Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05958521). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Widcombe Baptist Church reported income of £532k and spending of £509k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £727k to £532k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Widcombe Baptist Church sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Go Dharmic Welfare UK (£532k), Chasing the Stigma (£533k) and The International Continence Society (£532k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and charitable activities 5.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £116k. Reserves of £121k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.