BETHANY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Registered charity 1178517 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHANY, BETHANY HALL

We carry out a variety of tasks to promote the Christian faith to those who already know about it and to those who do not.

Objects

1)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UK AND ABROAD 2)TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF HARDSHIP OR NEED OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE UK AND ABROAD 3)TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN CUMBRIA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's principal source of funds is voluntary donations, with unrestricted cash funds increasing from £48,718 to £49,819 during the year. The trustees aim to hold reserves sufficient to cover six months of operating costs, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified that would affect the understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRIS BANTOFTchair
• MATTHEW RICH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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