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purley baptist church

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Purley Baptist Church is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Purley and operates in Croydon and Surrey.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Church was established to aid the promulgation of the Christian Gospel, maintaining the doctrines usually described as evangelical and particularly as set out in the Articles of Faith contained in the foundation Trust Deed. The Leadership Team under the control of the Church have charge of its temporal affairs.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£954,810
Latest Expenditure
£771,839

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 80.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £872,005
Charitable Activities £30,528
Other Trading £49,800
Investments £1,798
Other Income £679

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £771,839
Raising Funds £0
Governance £6,460
Grants to Institutions £71,806
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£954,810£771,839£771,839£2,548,615£398,32714 / 220
2023£691,817£700,785£700,785£5,663,355£206,00013 / 150
2022£690,746£668,244£668,244£5,672,323£273,00011 / 150
2021£611,655£559,933£559,933£5,649,821£311,00011 / 150
2020£621,365£572,692£572,692£5,598,089£248,00013 / 150

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers