BETEL OF BRITAIN

Registered charity 1081462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANCHOR POINT, ANCHOR POINT EVENTS, ANCHOR POINT STYLES, ANCHORS AWEIGH SOFT PLAY, BETEL, BETEL CLEARANCES · also registered in Scotland as SC045808 (OSCR)

Betel of Britain is a group of caring, not-for-profit Christian communities helping broken people to regain control of their health, work potential and independence.We provide accommodation free of addictive substances where people facing life-disrupting problems can regain control of their lives, in particular, through work experience in a caring family atmosphere.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£6.7m

Latest spending

£5.8m

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £12,420,075, while the charity has no stated reserves policy target. The trustees report that the charity operates without a fixed level of free reserves, relying instead on robust cash flow management and additional donations to function. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains dedicated to its mission despite navigating an uncertain economic climate with rising costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: We will not maintain a fixed level of free reserves (held: £12.4m)

“We will not maintain a fixed level of free reserves (e.g. unrestricted funds or other investments which we can liquidate).” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Kent and Mary Alice Martin, two of the trustees, were provided with rent free on-site accommodation for the furtherance of the charitable objectives; and two related party voluntary workers were provided offsite housing, also for the furtherance of the charitable objectives.

“Kent and Mary Alice Martin, two of the trustees, were provided with rent free on-site accommodation for the furtherance of the charitable objectives; and two related party voluntary workers were provided offsite housing, also for the furtherance of the charitable objectives.”

“Regular gifts, as listed in Note 8, have been made during the year by Betel of Britain to other Betel Centres around the world.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Regular gifts have been made during the year by Betel of Britain to other Betel Centres around the world, including Betel of Spain, Betel of India, Betel of South Africa, Betel International, and Betel USA.

“Kent and Mary Alice Martin, two of the trustees, were provided with rent free on-site accommodation for the furtherance of the charitable objectives; and two related party voluntary workers were provided offsite housing, also for the furtherance of the charitable objectives.”

“Regular gifts, as listed in Note 8, have been made during the year by Betel of Britain to other Betel Centres around the world.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Just Audit & Assurance Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

25 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (17 freehold); recorded price paid £3.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£6.7m

Total spending

£5.8m

Cost of raising funds

£43k

Reserves (reported)

£506k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTHONY JOHN BAGG
ELLIOTT TEPPER
KENT MARTIN · trustee of 1 other charity
MARY ALICE MARTIN · trustee of 1 other charity
Maurice Paul Reid
Pastor - General Secretary Yvonne Mosquito · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£6.7m	£5.8m
31/12/2023	£6.6m	£5.1m
31/12/2022	£6.2m	£5.0m
31/12/2021	£6.8m	£5.0m
31/12/2020	£7.4m	£4.4m

Common questions

Is BETEL OF BRITAIN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £12,420,075, while the charity has no stated reserves policy target. The trustees report that the charity operates without a fixed level of free reserves, relying instead on robust cash flow management and additional donations to function. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains dedicated to its mission despite navigating an uncertain economic climate with rising costs. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Just Audit & Assurance Ltd.

Who funds BETEL OF BRITAIN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BETEL OF BRITAIN as a grant recipient include LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE VARDY FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE, THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£150k	Anchor Point Birmingham
THE VARDY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£124k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE	FY2022	£97k	Building for Mission
LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£60k
LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£60k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE	FY2023	£37k	Designated Fund - Building for Mission
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£15k	Accommodation
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY	FY2022	£15k	costs of a new building for an organisation rehabilitating the homeless and addicted in Aston, Birmingham
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k	Community projects and Integration
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Accommodation
MANCHESTER AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST FUND	FY2023	£2k

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 MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE GRIMMITT TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EL-BETHEL MISSION.

EL-BETHEL MISSION income £137k
BETHEL MINISTRIES TELUGU CHURCH income £123k
BETHEL HEALTH AND HEALING NETWORK income £358k
BETHEL CHAPEL income £386k
THE BETHEL CHURCH income £134k
BETHEL CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES (UPC) income £208k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BETEL OF BRITAIN	£6.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EL-BETHEL MISSION FY2025	£137k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL MINISTRIES TELUGU CHURCH FY2025	£123k	£11,040	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL HEALTH AND HEALING NETWORK FY2025	£358k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL CHAPEL FY2024	£386k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BETHEL CHURCH FY2025	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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