Finchampstead Baptist Church

Registered charity 1133789 · since 2010finchampstead.com·Finchampstead, International, United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£35,525

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

£610 to £5,350

Grant range

From the annual report's grant list

£3,500

Typical grant (median)

9 published grants

Key takeaways

Finchampstead Baptist Church's giving centres on Christian mission, with grants also reaching local schools, UK Baptist churches, poverty relief and leadership work, so a request should show how its work links to those aims.
The grants that could be checked in the annual report run from £610 to £5,350, with a median of £3,500, so a modest request in that region matches the typical pattern.
The church publishes no application process, so a short letter or email asking whether it would consider the request is the sensible first step.
Its community fund is for families or individuals in financial need and requires a supporting community organisation, so an organisation should not apply through it.
The annual report does not say how competitive its giving is or when it decides, so ask about timing directly.

Overview

Finchampstead Baptist Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1133789).

Finchampstead Baptist Church is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to help people find and follow Jesus. Its objects are the advancement of the Christian faith according to Baptist principles, along with other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world. Its annual report shows £35,525 paid out, and the church describes giving a significant percentage of the money given to it to organisations helping people find and follow Jesus around the world. Its grants also include support for local area schools, UK Baptist churches, poverty relief and equipping leaders.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Finchampstead Baptist Church gives a significant share of the money given to it to organisations helping people find and follow Jesus around the world. Its report describes donations to charities whose charitable objects align with the church's objects, and support for missionary activities in the United Kingdom and overseas. The grants listed include support for local area schools, UK Baptist churches, overseas Baptist mission, UK and overseas mission, poverty relief and equipping leaders. Its giving therefore combines faith-based mission and church support with some education, leadership and poverty-relief work, through donations to charitable organisations as well as the church's own local activities.

Themes

Christian mission

Geographic Focus

Priority: Finchampstead; the UK; around the world.

How to apply

For the FBC community fund, families or individuals in financial need apply using the application form. Each application must be supported by someone working for a community organisation who knows the applicant.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

It chooses to give to organisations helping people find and follow Jesus around the world.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom
International
Finchampstead

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Finchampstead Baptist Church.

Grants

9 published grants analysed · median £3,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 9 grants in year to 31 December 2024 by size

Under £1k11%

£1k–£2.5k0%

£2.5k–£5k44%

£5k–£10k44%

Median £3,500 (year to 31 December 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Baptist Home Mission · UK Baptist Churches
£5,304year to 31 December 2024
BMS World Mission · Overseas Baptist Mission
£5,304year to 31 December 2024
Soulscape · Local area schools
£5,304year to 31 December 2024
LICC · UK Mission
£5,100year to 31 December 2024
Christians Against Poverty · Poverty relief
£3,500year to 31 December 2024
Innovista · Equipping Leaders
£3,500year to 31 December 2024
Tearfund · Overseas Mission
£3,500year to 31 December 2024
Further Faster UK · Supporting UK Churches
£3,400year to 31 December 2024

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£688,191	£788,509	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£602,014	£622,478	£49,360	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£694,506	£717,515	£44,891	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£804,291	£841,551	£37,991	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£888,919	£889,858	£35,525	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£49,360 grants

YE 2022

£44,891 grants

YE 2023

£37,991 grants

YE 2024

£35,525 paid

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for that year.

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.