Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Analysis

Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2017, 9 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 makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church reported income of £502k and spending of £418k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £226k to £502k (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 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 The Bramhall and Wythenshawe Circuit (£502k), Leigh & Hindley Methodist Circuit (£503k) and Intercontinental Church Society (£502k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 44%, donations and legacies 32% and investments 23%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £14k. Reserves of £705k would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.