Rising Brook Baptist Church

Analysis

Rising Brook Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07122684). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rising Brook Baptist Church reported income of £833k and spending of £853k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £673k to £833k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rising Brook Baptist Church sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Chase Africa (Community Health and Sustainable Environment) (£832k), Shade (£834k) and The King Henry VIII Endowed Trust, Warwick (£832k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, trading 12% and charitable activities 8.2%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £74k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.

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.