BETHEL APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF PRAISE (SMETHWICK)

Registered charity 1157613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals. Producing and/or distributing literature on the Christian faith.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE FAITH.

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 · Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a small deficit of £2,144 for the year ended 31 March 2026, primarily due to essential building upgrades and the introduction of a pastor's stipend. Total bank funds decreased marginally to £168,890, which the trustees note still provides scope to advance future plans.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (22/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JACOB HARRIOTT
• LASWELL SALMON
• NUKLINE JONES
• PATRICK MORRISON

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

Operates in: Sandwell

Income and spending

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