Westbourne Park Baptist Church

Registered charity 1143988 · since 2011wpbc.co·United Kingdom·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£38,212
Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025
From filed accounts
£500 to £27,000
Grant range
From the annual report's grant list
£1,731
Typical grant (median)
8 published grants

Key takeaways

  • Westbourne Park Baptist Church's typical grants run from £500 to £27,000, with a median of £1,400, so a modest request fits its pattern.
  • Its stated geographic focus is the United Kingdom, and its recorded grants support home and world mission, Bible translation, Christian ministry and a family centre, so a request should show a clear link to one of these.
  • No application process is published, so the route in is to get in touch through the contact shown, and the annual report does not say how competitive requests are.
  • Church members propose causes and the membership reviews these choices every few years, so the process looks member-led and may be slow, and an approach should be timed with that in mind.

Overview

Westbourne Park Baptist Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1143988).

Westbourne Park Baptist Church is a charity whose principal purpose is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. It gives away a tithe of donated income to international, national and local organisations, and its annual giving was £38,212. Part of its giving supports Baptist mission, reflecting the church's identification with the worldwide Baptist family, and it sometimes responds to pastoral needs among people in the congregation.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 March 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 23 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Westbourne Park Baptist Church gives away a tithe of donated income to support international, national and local organisations. Church members can propose causes, and the membership reviews these choices every few years to ensure the money is directed in the right ways. Part of the giving supports Baptist mission as an expression of the church’s identification with the worldwide Baptist family. Its recorded organisational grants also support Bible translation, Christian ministry and a family centre, alongside home and world mission work. The church sometimes responds to pastoral needs among people in the congregation when a need is made known. It aims to accompany financial help with practical support to sustain change, including budgeting skills and money management.

Themes

From its grants, not stated by the charity:

  • Home mission
  • World mission

Geographic Focus

The United Kingdom.

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

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Grants

8 published grants analysed · median £1,731

How much do they typically give?

Share of 8 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size

Under £1k38%
£1k–£2.5k25%
£2.5k–£5k25%
£5k–£10k0%
£10k–£25k0%
£25k–£50k13%

Median £1,731 (year to 31 March 2025)

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

  • Westbourne Park Family Centre · Home Mission
    £27,000year to 31 March 2025
  • Baptist Missionary Society · World Mission
    £3,150year to 31 March 2025
  • BU Home Mission · Home Mission
    £3,100year to 31 March 2025
  • Wycliffe Bible Translation · World Mission
    £2,062year to 31 March 2025
  • Iranian Ministry · World Mission
    £1,400year to 31 March 2025
  • Agape Arabic Christian Centre · Home Mission
    £500year to 31 March 2025
  • Tearfund · World Mission
    £500year to 31 March 2025
  • Westminster Street Pastors · Home Mission
    £500year to 31 March 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals.

Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 March 2021£180,471£228,671—Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022£322,203£288,633—Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023£429,767£408,221—Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024£511,681£624,637£39,407Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025£611,113£612,672£38,212Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2024
£39,407 grants
YE 2025
£38,212 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

  • Grants paid, year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
  • Grants paid, year to 31 March 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.

Sources

Other sources

  • Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)

This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.

Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.

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