Mitcham Lane Baptist Church CIO

Analysis

Mitcham Lane Baptist Church CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mitcham Lane Baptist Church CIO reported income of £424k and spending of £264k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £192k to £424k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mitcham Lane Baptist Church CIO 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 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Byhp (Tackling the Root Causes of Youth Homelessness) (£424k), Trinity Presbyterian Church of Ghana, London Congregation (£424k) and Kumba Support Ltd (£424k).