BETHANY CITY CHURCH SUNDERLAND

Registered charity 1112606 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHANY CITY CHURCH

Independant evangelical church seeking to reach the people of the north east of England

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£351k
Latest spending
£317k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £358,645 against a policy target of maintaining reserves above 12 weeks of typical expenditure. The trustees report a reasonable expectation of continuing in operational existence, noting that increased funds resulting from reduced payroll costs will support building repairs and future unforeseen expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 weeks typical expenditure (held: £359k)
The Trustees have reviewed the level of reserves held by the Charity and aim to maintain reserves above the level of 12 weeks typical expenditure. — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bethany City Church (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£351k£317k
31/08/2024£330k£310k
31/08/2023£320k£261k
31/08/2022£305k£237k
31/08/2021£260k£235k

Common questions

Is BETHANY CITY CHURCH SUNDERLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £358,645 against a policy target of maintaining reserves above 12 weeks of typical expenditure. The trustees report a reasonable expectation of continuing in operational existence, noting that increased funds resulting from reduced payroll costs will support building repairs and future unforeseen expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government05/08/2020£52kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUL CHURCH LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BETHANY CITY CHURCH SUNDERLAND£351k0aboveno doubt
SOUL CHURCH LTD FY2025£3.3m0aboveno doubt
BETHANY FAITH MINISTRIES FY2024£171k0abovenoted
BETHANY CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2024£355k0unclearno doubt
CITY CHURCH (GREAT GRIMSBY AND NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE) FY2022£158k0unclearno doubt
BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST APOSTOLIC U.K. FY2025£1.1m0aboveno doubt

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