Grays Baptist Church

Analysis

Grays Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grays. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Grays Baptist Church reported income of £72k and spending of £88k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £56k to £72k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Grays Baptist Church sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lakeside Christian Fellowship Trust (£72k), Sri Sambodhi Community Development Foundation (£72k) and Calvary Assembly International (£72k).