Bethesda Baptist Church Felixstowe

Analysis

Bethesda Baptist Church Felixstowe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Felixstowe. It was registered in September 2019, 7 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.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bethesda Baptist Church Felixstowe reported income of £567k and spending of £143k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £145k to £567k (+292%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 227%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bethesda Baptist Church Felixstowe sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 New Central Vilna Synagogues (£566k), Brackley Fox Lane Gospel Hall Trust (£567k) and Sayagyi U Ba Khin Memorial Trust (£566k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £531k would cover about 44 months of spending at that rate.