Thornbury Baptist Church

Analysis

Thornbury Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09388657). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thornbury Baptist Church reported income of £1.1m and spending of £422k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £377k to £1.1m (+189%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Thornbury Baptist Church sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 St Christopher's Educational Trust (Incorporating the Hughes and Stevens Bequest) (£1.1m), Marylebone Christian Charity (£1.1m) and Grace London (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, charitable activities 3.9% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £14k. Reserves of £209k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.