BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1132093 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

BESIDES THE USUAL CHURCH SERVICES, WE PROVIDE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE CLUBS FOR PARENTS AND TODDLERS, CHILDREN, YOUTH, OLDER PEOPLE, ALL OF WHICH ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE.WE ALSO ALLOW OUR BUILDINGS TO BE USED BY VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND FAMILIES FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES THAT HELP AND SUPPORT OTHERS.

Objects

The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit for the year, with expenditure exceeding income, leading to a net movement in funds of £9,349. The Trustees acknowledge that running deficit budgets is unsustainable and have established a working group to address income and expenditure issues. Despite this, the charity held unrestricted cash of £80,400 at year-end, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev JONATHAN PAUL VAUGHAN-DAVIES BTHchair
• Alison Jane Mack
• Andrew Gibbs
• Anne Downs
• Catherine Anne Stroemer
• Christopher Plummer
• Dr Stephen Pettit
• Paul Rock
• Robert Vernon
• Rosemary Ann Roberts

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

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