The General Baptist Church Minister's Support Fund
Analysis
The General Baptist Church Minister's Support Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in March 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The General Baptist Church Minister's Support Fund reported income of £521k and spending of £28k, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £521k (+4192%), an average of +156% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 6134%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The General Baptist Church Minister's Support Fund 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 Bbyo (£521k), Southlands Methodist Trust (£521k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Just in Roseland and St Mawes (£520k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from . Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £12k. Reserves of £601k would cover about 258 months of spending at that rate.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Investments 0.3%
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Support ministers financially within the group of churches including maintaining manses
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bbyo | Essex | £521k |
| Southlands Methodist Trust | London | £521k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Just in Roseland and St Mawes | Cornwall | £520k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Margate | Margate | £522k |