Bessels Green Baptist Church

Analysis

Bessels Green Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in October 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, Bessels Green Baptist Church reported income of £859k and spending of £372k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £373k to £859k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bessels Green Baptist Church sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Sepulchre Without Newgate (£859k), Scalabrini Fathers Company (£860k) and Apex Trust (£859k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £517k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £60k. Reserves of £130k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.