CLIFTON BETHESDA CHURCH LIMITED

Registered charity 1144722 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALMA CHURCH

The main activity of the Charity is the operation of a local Christian Church in the arranging andprovision of worship services, meetings, seminars, conferences and training courses.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£135k

Latest spending

£108k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £26,697 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £134,569 and charitable expenditure of £107,872. Free reserves stood at £159,286, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target range of £80,904 to £134,840. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 9 to 15 months reported expenditure (held: £159k)

“The present range for free reserves is to 9 to 15 months reported expenditure, i.e., £80,904 to £134,840.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07731522

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

CLARKE, David — director, appointed 12/05/2025on trustee list
HOGG, Sally — director, appointed 05/08/2011on trustee list
PRICE, David Llewelyn — director, appointed 05/08/2011on trustee list
SCOTT COOK, Rob — director, appointed 05/08/2011not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID LLEWELYN PRICE
David Clarke
ROBERT SCOTT-COOK · trustee of 1 other charity
SALLY HOGG

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£135k	£108k
31/03/2024	£127k	£104k
31/03/2023	£93k	£102k
31/03/2022	£83k	£85k
31/03/2021	£86k	£94k

Common questions

Is CLIFTON BETHESDA CHURCH LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £26,697 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £134,569 and charitable expenditure of £107,872. Free reserves stood at £159,286, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target range of £80,904 to £134,840. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 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 SOLA TRUST	1	£27k
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST	1	£23k
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
Kingdom Impact	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BETHANY FAITH MINISTRIES.

BETHANY FAITH MINISTRIES income £171k
BETHESDA CARDIFF income £382k
THE BETHEL CHURCH income £134k
CLIFTON HILL GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £453k
WYCLIF INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £618k
CHRIST CHURCH ENDCLIFFE CIO income £289k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CLIFTON BETHESDA CHURCH LIMITED	£135k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHANY FAITH MINISTRIES FY2024	£171k	—	above	—	noted
BETHESDA CARDIFF FY2025	£382k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BETHEL CHURCH FY2025	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLIFTON HILL GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£453k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WYCLIF INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£618k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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