Godmanchester Baptist Church

Analysis

Godmanchester Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huntingdon. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Godmanchester Baptist Church reported income of £527k and spending of £500k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £410k to £527k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Godmanchester Baptist Church sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau (£527k), St Albans District Citizens Advice Bureau (£528k) and Off the Record (South East Hampshire) (£526k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%, investments 2.0% and charitable activities 1.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £90k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.