BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH LALESTON

Registered charity 1131135 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO GLORIFY GOD BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH OF THE CHURCH.

Objects

TO GLORIFY GOD BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) TEACHING THE WHOLE WORD OF GOD;B) LIVING IN SUBMISSION TO THE WHOLE WORD OF GOD;C) ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER TO GROW IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST:D) NURTURING LOVE AND UNITY IN THE SPIRIT WITHIN THE CHURCH AND WITH OTHER BELIEVERS;E) MAKING KNOWN THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO ALL, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE LIVING IN LALESTON AND THE SURROUNDING BRIDGEND AREA;F) WORKING TOWARDS THE PLANNING OF CHURCHES;G) EXPRESSING GOD'S LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE THROUGH RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL ACTION FOR THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL:H) SUPPORT OF MISSION.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED BUT IN PARTICULAR THOSE LIVING IN LALESTON AND THE SURROUNDING BRIDGEND AREA

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£63k

Latest spending

£50k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £12,173 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £42,252. This exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £5,000, which is intended to cover approximately three months of running costs. The trustees indicate that resources are adequate to continue activities and fund planned building work.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5,000 to cover running costs of the church for a period of approximately 3 months (held: £42k)

“The trustees along with the deacons and pastor have agreed together to maintain a reserve fund of £5,000 to cover running costs of the church for a period of approximately 3 months” — page 5

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JAMES MARK GRINDELLchair
David Michel Laviers
Kevin Green

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

Operates in: Bridgend · Hungary · Ireland · Nepal

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2026	£63k	£50k
05/04/2025	£57k	£48k
05/04/2024	£46k	£40k
05/04/2023	£45k	£38k
05/04/2022	£37k	£35k

Common questions

Is BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH LALESTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £12,173 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £42,252. This exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £5,000, which is intended to cover approximately three months of running costs. The trustees indicate that resources are adequate to continue activities and fund planned building work. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.