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Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1187113PlymouthDisability
Income£281k2025-12-31
Spending£306ksame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause81st pctDisability
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. 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 December 2025, Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth reported income of £281k and spending of £306k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £283k to £281k (-0.9%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme (£281k), The Derby Bosnia Hercegovina Community Association (£281k) and Royal Docks Trust (London) (£281k).

Income and spending

£0£77k£154k£231k£308k2021 Income: £283,3362021 Spending: £208,71320212022 Income: £231,3452022 Spending: £251,41420222023 Income: £237,2902023 Spending: £212,99520232024 Income: £308,0852024 Spending: £255,33320242025 Income: £280,7642025 Spending: £306,3872025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The church exists to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and to make Him known. Activities include the hosting of worship and teaching services, the provision of various activites for children and familes; also elderly people. In addtion the church provides outreach services into the community such as poverty relief in the provision of food to homeless and poorer families and debt advice.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Shrewsbury Furniture SchemeShropshire£281k
The Derby Bosnia Hercegovina Community AssociationDerby£281k
Royal Docks Trust (London)London£281k
Signpost Inclusion CIOWest Midlands£282k