Sidley Baptist Church

Analysis

Sidley Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bexhill-on-Sea. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sidley Baptist Church reported income of £91k and spending of £126k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £76k to £91k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sidley Baptist Church sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cedarwood Festival Limited (£91k), Community Action Norwich (£91k) and East Africa Children's Project (£91k).

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.