BETHEL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 1054348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants & loans to individuals no longer made.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT 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; ANDC) 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 WITHAM

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

Causes: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outflow of £12,532 for the year, yet the trustees confirm the financial position remains very strong with unrestricted reserves of £37,278. Per the treasurer's confirmation, the charity has sufficient liquid reserves and assets to meet its obligations, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Taylorchair
• Andrew Stephen Brett
• Christopher Cottrell
• DAVID GEORGE CAMERON
• Daniel Steven Smith
• Miriam Louise Goodall
• Musole Kabwe Patricia Gurnett
• Scott Ryan Jay

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• BETHEL MINISTRIES TELUGU CHURCH income £123k
• BETHEL CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES (UPC) income £208k
• BETHANY FAITH MINISTRIES income £171k
• BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST APOSTOLIC U.K. income £1.1m
• BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH income £336k
• THE AFRICAN, INDIAN AND SLAVLANDS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £103k

Side by side with its peers

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