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BALHAM PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

Registered charity 1015671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHEL EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP

Religious worship and the preaching of the gospel.

Objects

(A)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AS INTERPRETED BY THE FELLOWSHIP AS DECLARED BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. (B)TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

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.

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Latest income
£56k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's cash balance reduced by 13% due to a 22% fall in tithes and offerings, resulting in a net deficit for the year as expenditure exceeded income. The independent examiner noted that while reserves are currently sufficient, the governing body must take steps to address the decline in giving to ensure future financial sustainability.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Tithes and offerings (78% of income)
“The Charity’s combined income for 2024/25 was £55,518.58, which was largely made up of Tithe and offerings.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“This is currently not drastic cause for concern as the church has sufficient reserves, however the church governing need to take steps to address this issue now, to ensure the future financial sustainability of the church” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£56k£60k
31/03/2024£64k£70k
31/03/2023£78k£66k
31/03/2022£60k£59k
31/03/2021£71k£101k

Common questions

Is BALHAM PENTECOSTAL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's cash balance reduced by 13% due to a 22% fall in tithes and offerings, resulting in a net deficit for the year as expenditure exceeded income. The independent examiner noted that while reserves are currently sufficient, the governing body must take steps to address the decline in giving to ensure future financial sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.