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BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1164490 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, TREDEGAR

Bethel Baptist Church Tredegar, seeks to present the Christian gospel in words and actions to the local community and further afield.We seek to accomplish this by enabling members of our community live out their faith as part of our church life through worship and prayer, provision of pastoral care for our town and the development of missionary and outreach work both home and abroad.

Objects

(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN TREDEGAR AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND(2)SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING 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.

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Latest income
£81k
Latest spending
£88k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves of £99,787 significantly exceed the trustees' policy target of approximately £21,761, representing three months of normal unrestricted expenditure. The charity reports a net decrease in total funds for the year, with unrestricted funds falling from £108,930 to £99,787, while maintaining sufficient liquidity to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £35,538
“Rev Trystan Hallam served as the Pastor and Mr Carl Hutchings served as Pastor's Assistant and received remuneration (including pension where relevant) of £35,538 (2024: £34,440) and £7,237 (2024: £6,996) respectively for serving in those capacities” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' of normal unrestricted expenditure (held: £100k)
“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of three months' of normal unrestricted expenditure, so that the charity could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary adversely. This would amount to a reserve requirement of approximately £21,761 whereas at the year end the charity held unrestricted cash of £99,787.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Audit opinion: qualified
“The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Remuneration paid to Rev Trystan Hallam (£35,538) and Mr Carl Hutchings (£7,237) for pastoral services, not for serving as trustees. A related party to Rev Trystan Hallam received £200 for cleaning services.
“Rev Trystan Hallam served as the Pastor and Mr Carl Hutchings served as Pastor's Assistant and received remuneration (including pension where relevant) of £35,538 (2024: £34,440) and £7,237 (2024: £6,996) respectively for serving in those capacities, not for serving as trustees. The constitution of the church permits the remuneration of the minister and an assistant minister notwithstanding that they are trustees of the church. A related party to Rev Trystan Hallam received £200 during the year for the provision of cleaning services. (2024: NIL)” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to Rev Trystan Hallam for pastoral services, not for serving as trustee.
“Rev Trystan Hallam served as the Pastor and Mr Carl Hutchings served as Pastor's Assistant and received remuneration (including pension where relevant) of £35,538 (2024: £34,440) and £7,237 (2024: £6,996) respectively for serving in those capacities, not for serving as trustees. The constitution of the church permits the remuneration of the minister and an assistant minister notwithstanding that they are trustees of the church. A related party to Rev Trystan Hallam received £200 during the year for the provision of cleaning services. (2024: NIL)” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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: Blaenau Gwent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£81k£88k
31/03/2024£85k£96k
31/03/2023£88k£85k
31/03/2022£86k£67k
31/03/2021£69k£55k

Common questions

Is BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves of £99,787 significantly exceed the trustees' policy target of approximately £21,761, representing three months of normal unrestricted expenditure. The charity reports a net decrease in total funds for the year, with unrestricted funds falling from £108,930 to £99,787, while maintaining sufficient liquidity to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £35,538 band.