Orpington Baptist Church

Registered charity 1129995 · since 2009orpingtonbaptist.org.uk·Bromley·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£43,509

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

Its grants all relate to advancing the Christian faith, so a project whose main aim is not Christian is unlikely to fit.
The annual report gives total giving of £43,509, a single figure that may include grants to individuals, and its largest grants went to Baptist Mission at £14,496, 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 on its website and ask whether it accepts approaches and when it considers them.
No grant range or geographic focus is stated, so do not assume an area or size limit either way.

Overview

Orpington Baptist Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1129995).

Orpington Baptist Church is a charity whose principal purpose is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. Its work includes Christian education and worship for people of all ages, and it has developed a particular concern for those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged in its community. Its annual report gives total giving of £43,509, all related to its object of advancing the Christian faith, and its largest grants went to Baptist Mission, at £14,496.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The church reports that its grants relate to the advancement of the Christian faith. Its wider mission is outward-looking, partnering with others to share the Good News from its own community to around the world. It describes resourcing smaller churches and pioneering projects, supporting a local foodbank and Christian schools ministry, and backing missionary partnerships, international relief work and projects that educate and nurture vulnerable children. Its approach also includes Christian education and worship for people of all ages, alongside service to the community locally and internationally. The report describes partnership work to help build classrooms and buildings for children in Zambia.

Themes

Christian faith

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

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Bromley

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£273,866	£347,300	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£489,062	£380,372	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£319,164	£354,572	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£805,516	£387,782	£52,646	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£330,849	£292,876	£43,509	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2024

£52,646 grants

YE 2025

£43,509 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

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.