Walsworth Road Baptist Church
Analysis
Walsworth Road Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hitchin. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Walsworth Road Baptist Church reported income of £125k and spending of £132k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £91k to £125k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Walsworth Road Baptist Church sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Anne, Aigburth (£125k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew's, Harwell (£125k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chasetown (£125k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are a friendly and all-age Baptist church family in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. We meet on Sundays for worship including a children's work called JAM Club. We have numerous other activities including house groups, prayer meetings, a monthly Friday lunch for the elderly, a Friday evening children's group, a toddler group, and we host Scout and Guide uniformed groups
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Anne, Aigburth | Liverpool | £125k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew's, Harwell | Oxfordshire | £125k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chasetown | Burntwood | £125k |
| Lakes Christian Centre | Cumbria | £125k |