Norwich Central Baptist Church

Analysis

Norwich Central Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Norwich Central Baptist Church reported income of £647k and spending of £284k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £225k to £647k (+188%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Norwich Central Baptist Church sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cirencester Baptist Church (£646k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ashford Town (£647k) and Bulanstar Limited (£645k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, charitable activities 8.4% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £134k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.