Caversham Baptist Church

Analysis

Caversham Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in December 2018, 8 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, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Caversham Baptist Church reported income of £94k and spending of £81k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £303k to £94k (-69%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Caversham Baptist Church sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Association of the Friends of Lincoln Cathedral (£94k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God Abundant Grace Tabernacle (£94k) and Ministry of Christian Life Church (£94k).