Bethesda Baptist Church Stowmarket
Analysis
Bethesda Baptist Church Stowmarket is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stowmarket. It was registered in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bethesda Baptist Church Stowmarket reported income of £95k and spending of £96k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £88k to £95k (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bethesda Baptist Church Stowmarket sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abundant Life Community Church (£95k), The British Friends of the Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael Trust (£96k) and Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Greenfield, St Mary (£95k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
to provide a place of worship, instruction and fellowship for Christians and to carry out the command of Christ to go and make disciples of all nations baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and will include other such charitable purposes that will further the work of the Church.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Abundant Life Community Church | Kent | £95k |
| The British Friends of the Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael Trust | London | £96k |
| Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Greenfield, St Mary | Lancashire | £95k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew's, Gorleston-On-Sea | Great Yarmouth | £96k |