Maidstone Baptist Church

Analysis

Maidstone Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Maidstone Baptist Church reported income of £144k and spending of £167k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £130k to £144k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Maidstone Baptist Church sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ely Presbyterian Church (Reformed) (£144k), Epsom Baptist Church (£144k) and General Assembly of Our Lord Jesus Christ Apostolic Inc (£144k).

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.