Lansdowne Baptist Church Bournemouth

Analysis

Lansdowne Baptist Church Bournemouth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Lansdowne Baptist Church Bournemouth reported income of £819k and spending of £812k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £540k to £819k (+52%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lansdowne Baptist Church Bournemouth sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Yeshivas Brisk (£818k), Coptic Orphans (£819k) and YMCA Walsall (£818k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and trading 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £70k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.