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Purley Baptist Church

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Purley Baptist Church is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about Purley Baptist Church?

Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31
£954,810
Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31
£771,839
Registered charity number
1132285
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Banstead Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Purley Baptist Church (number 1132285) 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 Purley Baptist Church do?

The Church was established to aid the promulgation of the Christian Gospel, maintaining the doctrines usually described as evangelical and particularly as set out in the Articles of Faith contained in the foundation Trust Deed. The Leadership Team under the control of the Church have charge of its temporal affairs.

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

From the annual return

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

Answers Purley 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 Purley Baptist Church's highest-paid staff paid?

Purley 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.

Where does Purley Baptist Church's money come from?

Purley Baptist Church reported £955k total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were donations and legacies £872k (91%), trading and fundraising events £50k (5%), charitable activities £31k (3%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £250k.

  • Donations and legacies£872k · 91%
  • Trading and fundraising events£50k · 5%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£31k · 3%
  • Investments£1,798 · 0%
  • Other income£679 · 0%

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

The register records Purley 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

Purley Baptist Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
07033844 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Croydon · Surrey

Who it supports and how it works

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

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; 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 Purley Baptist Church registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Purley 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 Purley Baptist Church a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Purley Baptist Church as a registered charity (number 1132285) 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 Purley Baptist Church's charity number?
Purley Baptist Church's charity number is 1132285. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1132285?
Search 1132285 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 Purley Baptist Church do?
The Church was established to aid the promulgation of the Christian Gospel, maintaining the doctrines usually described as evangelical and particularly as set out in the Articles of Faith contained in the foundation Trust Deed. The Leadership Team under the control of the Church have charge of its temporal affairs.
Does Purley Baptist Church have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Purley 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 Purley Baptist Church?
Purley Baptist Church's website listed in our register data is http://www.purleybaptist.org. 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 Purley Baptist Church's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Purley 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.
Where does Purley Baptist Church's money come from?
Purley Baptist Church reported £955k total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were donations and legacies £872k (91%), trading and fundraising events £50k (5%), charitable activities £31k (3%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £250k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Purley Baptist Church?
The register records Purley 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 Purley Baptist Church's trustees paid?
Purley Baptist Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Purley Baptist Church registered as a charity?
Purley Baptist Church was entered on the register on 22 October 2009. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07033844).

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.