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BETHANY CARE TRUST

Registered charity 1191545 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Care of physically and mentally frail elderly Christians in a residential setting

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2020
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FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a surplus on the provision of care of £257,332 and total net incoming resources of £457,332 for the period ended 31 December 2024. Total reserves stood at £7,107,114, with £5,904,061 designated for fixed assets, leaving £1,077,249 in unrestricted general funds. The trustees maintain a policy of holding moderate to low levels of unrestricted reserves to support day-to-day fluctuations, citing the charity's strong capital resource and prudent management.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Provision of residential care (92% of income)
“The provision of care in the home is the primary activity producing this income and totalled £1,396,082” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: moderate to low level of unrestricted reserves held to support day to day fluctuations (held: £1.1m)
“The policy is moderate to low level of unrestricted reserves held to support day to day fluctuations.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: During the year £5,276 was paid to suppliers connected to trustees for services provided to the charity.
“During the year £5,276 (YE 31-03-2024: £3,295) was paid to suppliers connected to trustees for services provided to the charity.” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Morris Lane. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (11 freehold); recorded price paid £899k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Bethany Care Trust — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
49

Reported reserves equal ~10.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.5m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.8m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.3m
31/03/2022£7.2m£1.1m
31/03/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is BETHANY CARE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a surplus on the provision of care of £257,332 and total net incoming resources of £457,332 for the period ended 31 December 2024. Total reserves stood at £7,107,114, with £5,904,061 designated for fixed assets, leaving £1,077,249 in unrestricted general funds. The trustees maintain a policy of holding moderate to low levels of unrestricted reserves to support day-to-day fluctuations, citing the charity's strong capital resource and prudent management. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Morris Lane.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MACKIE FOUNDATION1£134k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST1£4k
THE BAYWIND ENERGY COMMUNITY TRUST1£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE FINCHLEY1£923

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PRESTON BETHANY CARE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BETHANY CARE TRUST£1.5m——unclear—no doubt
PRESTON BETHANY CARE FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
BETHANY HOMESTEAD FY2024£2.0m£90,000 - £99,9991within—no doubt
BETHANY FAITH MINISTRIES FY2024£171k—0above—noted
EOTHEN HOMES LIMITED FY2025£6.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN CARE TRUST FY2025£681k—0below—no doubt

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