Christchurch Baptist Church

Analysis

Christchurch Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in November 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 March 2026, Christchurch Baptist Church reported income of £662k and spending of £264k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £251k to £662k (+164%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Christchurch Baptist Church sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cumbria Methodist Circuit (£661k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bishopston and St Andrew, Bristol (£663k) and British Friends of Yeshivas Shaarei Chochmo (£661k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,023. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £75k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.