BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST APOSTOLIC U.K.

Registered charity 1047717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHEL UNITED, BETHEL UNITED CHURCH

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £21,947 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £162,488. Total unrestricted funds stood at £3,643,518, with closing reserves of £1,452,981, which the trustees note equates to roughly 15 months of unrestricted expenditure against a policy target of 6 months. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.5m)
“The Charity's policy is to try to maintain reserves to cover 6 months of unrestricted expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~15.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (47% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2024£878k£1.1m
31/03/2023£938k£739k
31/03/2022£1.0m£994k
31/03/2021£717k£781k

Common questions

Is BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST APOSTOLIC U.K. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £21,947 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £162,488. Total unrestricted funds stood at £3,643,518, with closing reserves of £1,452,981, which the trustees note equates to roughly 15 months of unrestricted expenditure against a policy target of 6 months. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST APOSTOLIC U.K.£1.1m—0above—no doubt
BETHEL MINISTRIES TELUGU CHURCH FY2025£123k£11,0400unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW FY2025£449k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH FY2024£260k—0unclear3.0%no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BEDFORD FY2025£391k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERSBROOK ST GABRIEL FY2024£191k—0above—no doubt

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