HBC Chester

Registered charity 1131495 · since 2009hbc.org.uk·Chester, International, United Kingdom·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£33,915

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

HBC Chester's support is partnership-based and rooted in a Christian mission, so the strongest fit is a Christian ministry or project that shares its vision and values; its named local partners include Chester Schools' Christian Work, Crossway FC, Link Up, The Light College and Collective, and West Cheshire Foodbank.
Its annual report shows £33,915 paid in total, which may include grants to individuals, and no grant range is stated, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one.
No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to get in touch through the contact shown rather than send a formal application cold.
Its stated priority is Chester, with the UK and the rest of the world also named, so groups outside Chester are not excluded, though organisations whose work is not Christian ministry are unlikely to fit its stated themes.

Overview

HBC Chester is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1131495).

HBC Chester is a charity registered in England and Wales (charity number 1131495) whose principal purpose is advancing the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. It may also advance education and other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world. It supports individuals, ministries and projects that have an impact on local, national and international communities, and its annual report records £33,915 paid in total. It seeks to give approximately ten per cent of its income for overseas work.

What they fund

Priority Areas

HBC Chester supports individuals, ministries and projects that have an impact on local, national and international communities. It works in partnership with organisations that share its vision and values, including Christian ministries in Chester and partners at national and global levels. Its support includes organisations as well as families and individuals working overseas. For its overseas partners, one principle is that support enables them to focus on their mission work rather than needing another job. The ministries it supports are described as demonstrating God’s love and providing hope in hopeless situations. Its approach is partnership-based and rooted in its Christian mission.

Themes

Christian ministries

Geographic Focus

Priority: Chester; the UK; the rest of the world.

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.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The church partners with organisations that share its vision and values.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom
International
Chester

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to HBC Chester.

Hope Church WinchesterNo public processGave £42,685 Swanage & Studland Team MinistryNo public process Hollybush Christian FellowshipNo public process Thornbury Baptist ChurchNo public processGave £14,467 Grace Church Chichester and HavantNo public processGave £103k Beeston Free ChurchNo public processGave £61,428 City Church CambridgeNo public process Oasis Hub HullNo public process Huddersfield Christian FellowshipNo public processGave £34,673 Tunbridge Wells Baptist ChurchNo public processGave £21,762

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£236,017	£213,063	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£249,459	£234,249	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£298,582	£282,284	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£329,327	£320,139	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£372,654	£331,816	£33,915	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the 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.