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Farnworth Baptist Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1185143BoltonReligion
Income£371k2025-09-30
Spending£409ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause89th pctReligion
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Farnworth Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in September 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Farnworth Baptist Church reported income of £371k and spending of £409k, spending 110% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Farnworth Baptist Church sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PCC of Long Melford (£370k), Power and Peace Chapel International (£371k) and St Clare Media Ewtn Ltd (£370k).

Income and spending

£0£130k£261k£391k£522k2021 Income: £02021 Spending: £020212022 Income: £275,7872022 Spending: £276,44020222023 Income: £321,0902023 Spending: £361,82420232024 Income: £521,5012024 Spending: £467,94920242025 Income: £370,6152025 Spending: £409,1872025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The principal purpose of the church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.The church also supports the local community through the alleviation of poverty and the promotion of social justice, the provision of education and the provision of community facilities.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
PCC of Long MelfordSudbury£370k
Power and Peace Chapel InternationalLeyton London£371k
St Clare Media Ewtn LtdLondon£370k
Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Finchampstead and CaliforniaBerkshire£371k