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West Croydon Baptist Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1128517CroydonReligion
Income£230k2025-12-31
Spending£168ksame year
Spent / received87%5-year average
Size in its cause82nd pctReligion
Registered2009Previously excepted
Employees–latest return

Analysis

West Croydon Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in March 2009, 17 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, West Croydon Baptist Church reported income of £230k and spending of £168k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £159k to £230k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, West Croydon Baptist Church sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Eccleshall (Holy Trinity & St Chads) (£230k), Muslim Community Connect Wokingham (£230k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ilminster (£230k).

Income and spending

£0£68k£135k£203k£271k2021 Income: £159,2312021 Spending: £118,77120212022 Income: £209,1412022 Spending: £143,73720222023 Income: £213,4882023 Spending: £270,94720232024 Income: £199,3932024 Spending: £174,07320242025 Income: £229,8702025 Spending: £168,4312025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Summary of the main activities in relation to the objects are as follows:Regular public worshipBaptismLords supperEvangelism and missionMinistry with and including young peopleNurture and growth of Christian disciples

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