BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH NARBERTH

Registered charity 1146039 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH NARBERTH, BETHESDA CHURCH NARBERTH

The aims / objectives of this charity in the U.K. and farther afield as directed by the trustees in accordance with the Statement of Faith are:To advance the Christian faith; to relieve sickness and financial hardship; to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind, including through the provision of counselling and support; and to advance education.

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH SHALL BE:-(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN NARBERTH AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD THAT THE MANAGING TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND(2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.

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 · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£71k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £26,723 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a deficit of £27,087 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £84,570, which equates to approximately 0.85 times annual charitable expenditure, and the trustees consider the balance sheet to demonstrate a strong position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and gifts (90% of income)
“Donations and gifts 55,796” — page 11
Per its FY2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire · Pembrokeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£71k£98k
31/12/2023£57k£84k
31/12/2022£79k£92k
31/12/2021£146k£61k
31/12/2020£428k£43k

Common questions

Is BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH NARBERTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £26,723 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a deficit of £27,087 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £84,570, which equates to approximately 0.85 times annual charitable expenditure, and the trustees consider the balance sheet to demonstrate a strong position. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.