Chichester Baptist Church

Analysis

Chichester Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in February 2020, 6 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Chichester Baptist Church reported income of £542k and spending of £495k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £381k to £542k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Chichester Baptist Church sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Learning Exchange Building Limited (£541k), Christian Science Committees on Publication for Great Britain and Ireland (£542k) and East Solent and Downs Methodist Circuit (£541k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, charitable activities 8.8% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £99k. Reserves of £273k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.