BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1052657 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHEL CHURCH - ROYSTON

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.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE BARNSLEY

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£336k
Latest spending
£316k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · City Of Wakefield · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH£336k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHEL MINISTRIES UK FY2024£55k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£202k——unclear—no doubt
BETEL CHURCH FY2025£40k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt

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