Carey Baptist Church

Registered charity 1183896 · since 2019careybaptistchurch.org.uk·Reading, United Kingdom·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£16,436

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

Carey Baptist Church is a good fit if your work is Christian mission, such as gospel ministry or support for missionaries and mission organisations in the UK or overseas, since its stated purposes centre on advancing the Christian faith.
Its annual report shows £16,436 awarded in grants in the latest year reported, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one.
The charity publishes no application process, so the sensible first step is to use the contact shown on its website or in its annual report to explain your work before submitting anything.
Gifts are made on the recommendation of the Managing Trustees, so a relationship with the church may matter more than a cold application.
Its priority area is Reading, and it may be less suited to secular projects that do not fit its Christian purposes.

Overview

Carey Baptist Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1183896).

Carey Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales whose purposes are the advancement of the Christian faith, primarily but not exclusively within Reading and the surrounding neighbourhood. Its main grant-giving work is to financially support missionaries and mission organisations overseas and in the UK. In the latest year reported, it awarded £16,436 in grants.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Carey Baptist Church uses its funds first to support ministries to people. It gives grants to financially support missionaries and mission organisations in the UK and overseas, and is committed to identifying, training, sending out and supporting mission partners. Its mission work centres on gospel ministry and it seeks to partner with others to spread the gospel widely. The church says mission partners receive prayer, pastoral and practical support, and that support is reviewable annually rather than an open-ended obligation. Its stated charitable purposes are the advancement of the Christian faith, primarily but not exclusively in Reading and the surrounding neighbourhood, together with other charitable purposes that further the work of the church. Financial gifts are made following recommendation by the Managing Trustees.

Themes

Christian mission

Geographic Focus

UK. Priority: Reading.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom
Reading

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£0	£0	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£0	£0	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£0	£0	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£666,944	£664,980	£52,484	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£613,452	£597,307	£16,436	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2023

£52,484 grants

YE 2024

£16,436 awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.