BETHSHAN SHELTERED HOUSING ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1064373 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHSHAN NURSING HOME & HOUSING PROJECT

Bethshan is situated in the heart of Mid-Wales. We run a purpose-built 40-bed nursing home catering for frail elderly people and those with dementia as well as people under 65 requiring full-time nursing care . Our first priority is to serve the needs of those from our local area.

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Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.7m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £26,466 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £171,243. Total funds carried forward stood at £1,827,020, with free reserves of £468,243 falling below the stated policy target of approximately £650,000. The trustees identified material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to reserves no longer meeting policy targets and reliance on securing future funding stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £468k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“The level of reserves was set at 3 months operating costs several years ago - this currently equates to approximately £650,000, however, we have been unable to maintain sufficient funds to meet this policy.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The assessment of the trustees is that the charity is a going concern, but there are material uncertainties relating to its ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr. L Allen received remuneration of £7,195.
“The remuneration paid to Mr. L Allen for the year ended 31st March 2025 amounted to £7,195 (2024 £7,422) and is included in governance wages.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Hope Church (Newtown) provided chaplaincy services amounting to £2,223 (2024 £1,307). No amounts were outstanding at the year end (2024 nil). Hope Church (Newtown) has directors/trustees in common.
“During this year Hope Church (Newtown) provided chaplaincy services amounting to £2,223 (2024 £1,307). No amounts were outstanding at the year end (2024 nil). Hope Church (Newtown) has directors/trustees in common.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in 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.

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

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.7m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£468k
Employees
46

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.7m£2.7m
31/03/2024£2.4m£2.6m
31/03/2023£2.0m£2.2m
31/03/2022£1.9m£1.8m
31/03/2021£1.8m£1.8m

Common questions

Is BETHSHAN SHELTERED HOUSING ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £26,466 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £171,243. Total funds carried forward stood at £1,827,020, with free reserves of £468,243 falling below the stated policy target of approximately £650,000. The trustees identified material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to reserves no longer meeting policy targets and reliance on securing future funding stability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MASONIC SAMARITAN FUND1£6.9m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BETHANY HOMESTEAD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BETHSHAN SHELTERED HOUSING ASSOCIATION£2.7m—0below—material uncertainty
BETHANY HOMESTEAD FY2024£2.0m£90,000 - £99,9991within—no doubt
THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION CARE COMPANY FY2025£64.6m——unclear—no doubt
BETHANY CARE TRUST FY2024£1.5m——unclear—no doubt
PRESTON BETHANY CARE FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
BETH-EZRA TRUST FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt

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