Dorchester Baptist Church

Analysis

Dorchester Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Dorchester Baptist Church reported income of £249k and spending of £319k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £258k to £249k (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Dorchester Baptist Church sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's Beckenham (£249k), Mid Thames Area Quaker Meeting and Related Charities (£249k) and The House of Levi (£249k).

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.