--- title: "Rochester Baptist Church — charity 1130518 | CharityCompare" description: "Rochester Baptist Church (charity 1130518): income £199k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/rochester-baptist-church retrieved: 2026-10-07T13:24:48.083Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1130518 RB # Rochester Baptist Church Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Rochester Baptist Church is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include religious activities. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.rochesterbaptist.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1130518&subId=0) Work at Rochester Baptist Church? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=rochester-baptist-church&type=claim&name=Rochester%20Baptist%20Church) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Rochester Baptist Church? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £198,969 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £218,841 Registered charity number 1130518 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) 8-10 Crow Lane Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.rochesterbaptist.co.uk](http://www.rochesterbaptist.co.uk/) Quick answer Rochester Baptist Church (number 1130518) 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 Rochester Baptist Church do? - providing regular public worship open to all- teaching Christianity through sermons, small groups and courses- providing youth groups with a Christian ethos- promoting the whole mission of the church through activities for senior citizens, parents & toddlers and other groups- pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved- supporting mission and other Christian charities. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Rochester Baptist Church Answers Rochester Baptist Church gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Rochester Baptist Church's highest-paid staff paid? Rochester Baptist Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 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. ### Does Rochester Baptist Church receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for Rochester Baptist Church. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. Rochester Baptist Church reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Rochester 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Rochester Baptist Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 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 13 July 2009 Where it says it operates Medway ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. 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 Rochester Baptist Church registered for? Religious Activities ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Rochester Baptist Church yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Rochester 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Rochester Baptist Church? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Rochester Baptist Church's charity number? Rochester Baptist Church's charity number is 1130518. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1130518? Search 1130518 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 Rochester Baptist Church do? - providing regular public worship open to all- teaching Christianity through sermons, small groups and courses- providing youth groups with a Christian ethos- promoting the whole mission of the church through activities for senior citizens, parents & toddlers and other groups- pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved- supporting mission and other Christian charities. Does Rochester Baptist Church have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Rochester 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 Rochester Baptist Church? Rochester Baptist Church's website listed in our register data is http://www.rochesterbaptist.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 Rochester Baptist Church's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Rochester Baptist Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 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 Rochester Baptist Church? The register records Rochester 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 Rochester Baptist Church's trustees paid? Rochester Baptist Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 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 Rochester Baptist Church registered as a charity? Rochester Baptist Church was entered on the register on 13 July 2009. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1130518&subId=0).