Wise words Turkish Delight!
In my area we have hundreds of African, West Indian and other foreign churches, plus all manner of small/cult/whackdoodle religions. Most occupy commercial properties but do not pay Business Rates because they worship an invisible friend, even though many of them also run commercial book shops, sweat shops, clubs and all manner of profit making business
We who do not worship invisible friends have to pay not only full whack, but presumably extra to top the council's falling income.