Stopsley Baptist Church

Analysis

Stopsley Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07605036). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Stopsley Baptist Church reported income of £612k and spending of £625k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £503k to £612k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Stopsley Baptist Church sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunlight Development Trust Limited (£611k), Academie du Vin Foundation (£612k) and Sudc-Uk (£611k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 63%, charitable activities 25% and investments 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £28k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £106k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 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.