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Registered charity · No. 1131915

Balham Baptist Church

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Balham Baptist Church is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, disability.

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What are the key facts about Balham Baptist Church?

Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31
£301,031
Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31
£348,567
Registered charity number
1131915
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
21 Ramsden Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Balham Baptist Church (number 1131915) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Balham Baptist Church do?

The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith. The major ways it has sought to do this are:- promoting and supporting practical projects to alleviate needs and suffering,- promoting the spreading of the gospel,- promoting and developing community cohesion

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Balham Baptist Church

Answers Balham Baptist Church gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Balham Baptist Church's highest-paid staff paid?

Balham Baptist Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Balham Baptist Church as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Balham Baptist Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Wandsworth

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Balham Baptist Church registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for Balham Baptist Church yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Balham Baptist Church. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Balham Baptist Church a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Balham Baptist Church as a registered charity (number 1131915) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Balham Baptist Church's charity number?
Balham Baptist Church's charity number is 1131915. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1131915?
Search 1131915 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Balham Baptist Church do?
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith. The major ways it has sought to do this are:- promoting and supporting practical projects to alleviate needs and suffering,- promoting the spreading of the gospel,- promoting and developing community cohesion
Does Balham Baptist Church have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Balham Baptist Church. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Balham Baptist Church?
Balham Baptist Church's website listed in our register data is http://www.balhambaptist.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Balham Baptist Church's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Balham Baptist Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Balham Baptist Church?
The register records Balham Baptist Church as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Balham Baptist Church's trustees paid?
Balham Baptist Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Balham Baptist Church registered as a charity?
Balham Baptist Church was entered on the register on 29 September 2009.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.