BETHANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Registered charity 1171133 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH TRUST

Provide provision of food, services and help to those suffering deprivation

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS AREA BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FOOD, GOODS AND SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.2. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£56k
Latest spending
£77k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £20,684 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £234,407 to £213,723. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern based on these operating reserves. Total income decreased by approximately £23,379 compared to the previous year, while total expenditure remained relatively stable at £76,842.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations & Gifts (50% of income)
“Donations & Gifts 38,390” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £25,000 (reserves figure: £214k)
“our aim is to have a reserve of £25,000 to cover six months operating costs currently”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£56k£77k
31/12/2024£80k£80k
31/12/2023£59k£55k
31/12/2022£60k£40k
31/12/2021£90k£34k

Common questions

Is BETHANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £20,684 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £234,407 to £213,723. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern based on these operating reserves. Total income decreased by approximately £23,379 compared to the previous year, while total expenditure remained relatively stable at £76,842. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BETHANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BETHANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH as a grant recipient include Alex Ferry Foundation, BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL, THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUND, THE RAINFORD TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Alex Ferry FoundationFY2024£4kCommunity Grants
BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCILFY2021£3kGrant
THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUNDFY2022£2k
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2022£1kWelfare
Alex Ferry FoundationFY2025amount not statedCommunity Grant

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Birmingham City Council10/03/2022£10kBethany Food Bank
Birmingham City Council27/11/2020£3kBethany Community Outreach
UK government16/09/2020£3kVSCE CMC Fund
UK government02/09/2020£6kVSCE CMC Fund
UK government25/06/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Birmingham City Council22/04/2020£2kBethany Community Outreach

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OUTREACH COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BETHANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH£56k—0unclear—no doubt
OUTREACH COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FY2025£2.8m£70,001 - £80,0001below78.1%no doubt
COMMUNITY OUTREACH MINISTRIES FY2026£84k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHANY FAITH MINISTRIES FY2025£153k——above—no doubt
DOVETAIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH FY2025£61k—0within—no doubt
BETHANY FY2025£49k—0unclear—no doubt

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