Cirencester Baptist Church

Analysis

Cirencester Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in December 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 December 2025, Cirencester Baptist Church reported income of £646k and spending of £664k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £573k to £646k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Cirencester 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 Bulanstar Limited (£645k), Norwich Central Baptist Church (£647k) and St Mildred's Abbey, Minster, Kent (£645k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%, trading 9.6% and charitable activities 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £6,300. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £79k. Reserves of £89k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.