The Baptist Building Fund for Wales
Analysis
The Baptist Building Fund for Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caerfyrddin. It was registered in October 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Baptist Building Fund for Wales reported income of £360k and spending of £97k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £127k to £360k (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 263%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Baptist Building Fund for Wales sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Chad's Retreat Centres (£360k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of St Dunstan's, Cranbrook (£361k) and The King's Church Chesham (£360k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charitable object of the charity is primarily to assist churches by advancing loans normally on an interest free basis for constructing, extending, improving or renovating places of worship or other buildings belonging to, or used for the purpose of the Welsh Baptist Denomination and for such other charitable purposes of the said Denomination as the trustee shall direct.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Chad's Retreat Centres | Staffordshire | £360k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of St Dunstan's, Cranbrook | Cranbrook | £361k |
| The King's Church Chesham | Buckinghamshire | £360k |
| Monyhull Church | Birmingham | £361k |