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Balham Baptist Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1131915LondonDisability
Income£370k2025-12-31
Spending£309ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause84th pctDisability
Registered2009Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Balham Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Balham Baptist Church reported income of £370k and spending of £309k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £288k to £370k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Balham Baptist Church sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Akab Welfare Trust Limited (£370k), Blackbird Leys Neighbourhood Support Scheme Ltd (£371k) and St Clement's Community Property Trust (£369k).

Income and spending

£0£93k£185k£278k£370k2021 Income: £287,6132021 Spending: £296,60220212022 Income: £287,6132022 Spending: £296,60220222023 Income: £294,8862023 Spending: £318,23220232024 Income: £301,0312024 Spending: £348,56720242025 Income: £370,2722025 Spending: £308,5232025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith. The major ways it has sought to do this are:- promoting and supporting practical projects to alleviate needs and suffering,- promoting the spreading of the gospel,- promoting and developing community cohesion

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