THE BETHEL CHURCH

Registered charity 1052513 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Church based charity which is actively involved in helping the local community through a variety of social activities involving all age groups from luncheon club etc for the elderly to clubs and activities for young people, and activities for people with disabilities.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£134k

Latest spending

£125k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £8,845.19 for the year, driven by an increase in financial receipts and a decrease in expenditure. The trustees report that the organization remains committed to supporting the local community through various services and partnerships.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bethel Church Longton (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev PETER WOODALLchair
Dr JUDITH WOODALL
GARY DAVID BROUGH
Jeffrey Charles Worsdale
Michelle Brennan
Susan Elaine Rammell

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

Operates in: Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£134k	£125k
05/04/2024	£119k	£135k
05/04/2023	£113k	£114k
05/04/2022	£119k	£112k
05/04/2021	£126k	£96k

Common questions

Is THE BETHEL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £8,845.19 for the year, driven by an increase in financial receipts and a decrease in expenditure. The trustees report that the organization remains committed to supporting the local community through various services and partnerships.

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
THE MACKIE FOUNDATION	1	£89k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£3k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST	1	£3k
THE BAYWIND ENERGY COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£3k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH income £453k
BETHEL CHAPEL income £386k
EL-BETHEL MISSION income £143k
CLIFTON BETHESDA CHURCH LIMITED income £135k
BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH (NEWPORT) income £229k
OLDHAM BETHEL CHURCH income £90k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BETHEL CHURCH	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024	£453k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL CHAPEL FY2024	£386k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EL-BETHEL MISSION FY2024	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLIFTON BETHESDA CHURCH LIMITED FY2024	£135k	—	above	—	no doubt
BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH (NEWPORT) FY2024	£229k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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