Well Baptist Church

Analysis

Well Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Well Baptist Church reported income of £289k and spending of £327k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £233k to £289k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Well Baptist Church sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community in Partnership Knowle West (£289k), Lancaster West Children's Community Network (£289k) and The Hanbeet Korean Presbyterian Church (£289k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.