BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH
1. Place of worship2. Children's activities3. Youth club and other youth activities4. Community help
Objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; (B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,444,016, with a reserves policy to maintain sufficient funds for short-term requirements. The charity reported a net income increase and total incoming resources of £336,191, indicating stable financial operations without material uncertainty.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 30
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 30
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 15
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Trustees
- Rev DAVID JONESchair
- ALAN BARTRAM
- Joseph Benjamin Jones
- REVEREND JOHN EDWARD MORGAN
- Steven Nathan Senior
- WAYNE GODRIDGE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £336k | £316k |
| 31/12/2024 | £453k | £331k |
| 31/12/2023 | £377k | £242k |
| 31/12/2022 | £264k | £187k |
| 31/12/2021 | £220k | £164k |
Common questions
Is BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,444,016, with a reserves policy to maintain sufficient funds for short-term requirements. The charity reported a net income increase and total incoming resources of £336,191, indicating stable financial operations without material uncertainty. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH | £336k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH | £27k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BETHEL MINISTRIES UK | £55k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH | £202k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BETEL CHURCH | £40k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BETHEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE | £106k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |