BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, BEDWAS

Registered charity 1182795 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of the Christian faith

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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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Registered contact address: Caerphilly, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£99k

Latest spending

£66k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided document is limited to the cover page and the independent examiner's report for Bethel Baptist Church Bedwas for the year ended 31 December 2025. It contains no financial statements, income figures, expenditure details, or reserve balances, making an assessment of financial health impossible based on the text alone.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £6,890 — grants £6,890 (1); 7% of the £98,657 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee

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

Volunteers: 10
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee

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

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £300 — grants £300 (1); under 1% of the £73,834 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Message Trust — “Keren and Jonah Geh (Message Trust) Keren and Jonah both currently serve with the Message Trust in Manchester, UK.” (source page)
Christ For India — “Jameson Titus (Christ For India) Christ For India, led by Rev. Jameson Titus, is a nonprofit, supporting a ministry campus in Visakhapatnam.” (source page)
Mercy Mission Welfare Society — “Charly Tom (Mercy Mission) Mercy Mission Welfare Society is an international Christian charity committed to caring for the poor and neglecte…” (source page)
Silk Road Ministries International — “Billy and Jeanne Campbell (Silk Road Ministries) Billy and Jeanne head up Silk Road Ministries International.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

SONYA ELIZABETH PALMERchair
Alan Palmer · trustee of 2 other charities
JOHN CHARLES SWEETLAND
Peter Ewan Jones · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Caerphilly

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£99k	£66k
31/12/2024	£74k	£90k
31/12/2023	£74k	£70k
31/12/2022	£54k	£46k
31/12/2021	£47k	£59k

Common questions

Is BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, BEDWAS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided document is limited to the cover page and the independent examiner's report for Bethel Baptist Church Bedwas for the year ended 31 December 2025. It contains no financial statements, income figures, expenditure details, or reserve balances, making an assessment of financial health impossible based on the text alone. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST	1	£12k
LANCASHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND LIMITED	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEDWAS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH.

BEDWAS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH income £44k
BETHEL FREE CHURCH, LEEDS income £26k
BETHEL BAPTIST CHAPEL income £49k
BETEL CHURCH income £40k
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH PORTSMOUTH income £56k
BLAZE CHURCH NEWQUAY TRUST income £108k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, BEDWAS	£99k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEDWAS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2026	£44k	£7,575	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL FREE CHURCH, LEEDS FY2025	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL BAPTIST CHAPEL FY2026	£49k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
BETEL CHURCH FY2025	£40k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH PORTSMOUTH FY2026	£56k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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