Gold Hill Baptist Church

Analysis

Gold Hill Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08043770). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Gold Hill Baptist Church reported income of £1.0m and spending of £899k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.6m to £1.0m (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Gold Hill Baptist Church sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nan Ping Spiritual Cultivation Organization of the UK (£1.0m), Congregational Federation (£1.0m) and Eleventh Church of Christ, Scientist, London (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86% and charitable activities 4.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £31k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £192k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.