Hope Baptist Church Stourbridge

Analysis

Hope Baptist Church Stourbridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stourbridge. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hope Baptist Church Stourbridge reported income of £528k and spending of £119k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £172k to £528k (+207%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Hope Baptist Church Stourbridge sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Japan Christian Link (£528k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Norton Juxta Malton (£529k) and Denbigh Mission Area (£528k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 29% and investments 8.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £172k would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate.