Abbey Centre Baptist Church

Analysis

Abbey Centre Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in September 2021, 5 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Abbey Centre Baptist Church reported income of £190k and spending of £454k, spending 239% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £94k to £190k (+102%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 188% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Abbey Centre Baptist Church sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thornton Heath Evangelical Church (£190k), Tehillah Praise Centre (£190k) and Broadwater Baptist Church (£190k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.