Great Shelford Free Church (Baptist)

Analysis

Great Shelford Free Church (Baptist) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Great Shelford Free Church (Baptist) reported income of £183k and spending of £140k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £160k to £183k (+15%), an average of +3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Great Shelford Free Church (Baptist) sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bedford Islamic Education Trust (£183k), Girls Institute of Education Leeds (£183k) and Resurrection Trading (£183k).