BETEL CHURCH

Registered charity 1114006 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Anchor Point Church, Anchor Point Music

Advancement of Christian Faith: preaching and proclamation of the Gospel and teaching of Christian doctrine and principles. Printing and distributing of the Bible and other Christian literature, also utilizing video, audio, electronic or other media where available. Pastoral care of Christian people. The relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship, or distress, aged or sick.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES SET OUT IN THE FOURTH SCHEDULE HERETO AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN THE SAID COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES AND THE PASTORAL CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLE AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURE INCLUDING VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS OR ELECTRONICALLY AND BY ANY OTHER MEDIA WHICH IS OR MAY BECOME AVAILABLE. (2) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK. (3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH EDUCATION IN ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT AND IF THE TRUSTEES SO DECIDE THE PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OR ADULTS ON THE BASIS OF SUCH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLE.

Area of benefit: IN THE SAID COUNTY (IN AND AROUND BIRMINGHAM) AND ELSEWHERE.

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 · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£40k

Latest spending

£38k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £2,282 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £40,057 against total expenses of £37,775. Net assets increased to £4,970, comprising £3,970 in unrestricted funds and £1,000 in restricted funds. The accounts were prepared on a receipts and payments basis, indicating a simple cash-based financial structure.

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 3 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 policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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: 100

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 100

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 30

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Jason Decosta Carvalhochair
KENT MARTIN · trustee of 1 other charity
MARY ALICE MARTIN · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark William Cuthbert
Paul David Toon
Rebekah Zaragoza Quintana
Ruth Elizabeth Cuthbert
Sam Nader Shirazi

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Buckinghamshire · Derbyshire · Hertfordshire · Nottinghamshire · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£40k	£38k
31/12/2024	£27k	£30k
31/12/2023	£31k	£28k
31/12/2022	£20k	£21k
31/12/2021	£9k	£9k

Common questions

Is BETEL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £2,282 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £40,057 against total expenses of £37,775. Net assets increased to £4,970, comprising £3,970 in unrestricted funds and £1,000 in restricted funds. The accounts were prepared on a receipts and payments basis, indicating a simple cash-based financial structure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 DEO GLORIA TRUST	1	£12k

Charities like this

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

BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH income £336k
FRENCH CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BETHEL income £50k
BETEL ROMANIAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH income £144k
BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £27k
BETHEL RESTORATION CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST income £30k
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH FARNHAM income £166k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BETEL CHURCH	£40k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£336k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRENCH CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BETHEL FY2025	£50k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETEL ROMANIAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2025	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£27k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL RESTORATION CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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