BETHEL CHAPEL

Registered charity 1001260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bethel provides opportunity for people to explore the Christian faith and how it's lived out in life offers all community activities - "cradle to the grave" including Little Acorns carer and toddler group, Little Lambs Pre-School Centre, One Way children's club, Friday Night youth club, Cornerstone senior citizens luncheon, a food bank and a furniture ministry, Knit & Natter, Craft & Chat, BIBO.

Objects

A. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. B. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS WHO ARE AGED OR SICK. C. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£386k

Latest spending

£392k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £6,219 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £367,416 to £361,197. Per the trustees' report, the charity has no reserves policy as income generally matches expenditure, and unrestricted reserves stood at £351,669 at year-end.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees

“During the year, seven of the trustees made donations to the charity. The total of these donations amounted to £27,915 in total (2023 eight trustees, £25,948). Other than the above and the trustee disclosures made in note 4, there are no other related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2024.” — page 17

“However, a pastoral gift of £2,000 was made to Jill Berry during the year, who is a trustee of the charity.” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Pastoral gift to trustee

“During the year, seven of the trustees made donations to the charity. The total of these donations amounted to £27,915 in total (2023 eight trustees, £25,948). Other than the above and the trustee disclosures made in note 4, there are no other related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2024.” — page 17

“However, a pastoral gift of £2,000 was made to Jill Berry during the year, who is a trustee of the charity.” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Movement for Good — “Nominations are needed for the Movement for Good £1000 grants for 2026 - they don’t roll over from last year.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

JONATHAN BEVERLEY WILDINGchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Parkes
GLENDA ALISON HARVEY
Jacquelyn Shilton
Jane Hodges
Jennifer Mary Anslow
Joanna Rowan
PASTOR JILL BERRY
Sarah Louise Parkes

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Dudley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£386k	£392k
31/12/2023	£361k	£391k
31/12/2022	£375k	£395k
31/12/2021	£375k	£395k
31/12/2020	£392k	£364k

Common questions

Is BETHEL CHAPEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £6,219 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £367,416 to £361,197. Per the trustees' report, the charity has no reserves policy as income generally matches expenditure, and unrestricted reserves stood at £351,669 at year-end. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£5k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BETHEL MINISTRIES TELUGU CHURCH.

BETHEL MINISTRIES TELUGU CHURCH income £123k
THE BETHEL CHURCH income £134k
BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH income £336k
BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (REFORMED) CARDIFF WEST income £125k
BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST APOSTOLIC (THE WELL) income £119k
OLDHAM BETHEL CHURCH income £90k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BETHEL CHAPEL	£386k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL MINISTRIES TELUGU CHURCH FY2025	£123k	£11,040	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BETHEL CHURCH FY2025	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£336k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (REFORMED) CARDIFF WEST FY2025	£125k	—	above	—	no doubt
BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST APOSTOLIC (THE WELL) FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.