Upton Vale Baptist Church

Analysis

Upton Vale Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in December 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Upton Vale Baptist Church reported income of £565k and spending of £492k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £433k to £565k (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Upton Vale 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mecca Mosque (£565k), CMC : Pensarn Harbour (£566k) and Skipton and Grassington Methodist Circuit (£564k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and charitable activities 8.4%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 100%. Reserves of £70k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.