Whetstone Baptist Church

Analysis

Whetstone Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in July 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, Whetstone Baptist Church reported income of £593k and spending of £633k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £674k to £593k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 200%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Whetstone 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 Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) (£593k), The Manchester Somali Islamic Cultural Trust (£593k) and Essex Hall (£592k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 41% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £17k. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 30 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.