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BETHEL EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH, WIGSTON

Registered charity 1135831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church holds two services on a Sunday, as well as additional meetings to teach the Christian faith and to provide opportunities for worship. In addition, the Church holds activities for all ages, which combine worship, teaching, evangelism and outreach. The Church supports others doing the same across the region, the nation and the world.

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Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£84k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £26,182 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by exceptional one-off costs including £10,945 for church chairs and £6,723 for electrical works. Per the trustees' report, the deficit was considered manageable due to the one-off nature of these costs and the visibility of significant legacy income expected in 2025. The charity holds total net assets of £323,262, comprising freehold properties estimated at £750,000 and bank balances of £19,647.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: The Pastor received remuneration and expenses totaling £42,544. Other trustees were reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses only.
“The Pastor is the only trustee to receive any remuneration or expenses; however other trustees have been reimbursed during the year for expenditure they have incurred on behalf of the Church.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Total donations received from the Trustees in the year was £15,990.
“Total donations received from the Trustees in the year was £15,990.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£58k£84k
31/12/2023£56k£78k
31/12/2022£67k£79k
31/12/2021£97k£62k
31/12/2020£111k£79k

Common questions

Is BETHEL EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH, WIGSTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £26,182 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by exceptional one-off costs including £10,945 for church chairs and £6,723 for electrical works. Per the trustees' report, the deficit was considered manageable due to the one-off nature of these costs and the visibility of significant legacy income expected in 2025. The charity holds total net assets of £323,262, comprising freehold properties estimated at £750,000 and bank balances of £19,647. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.