BETHEL BAPTIST CHAPEL

Registered charity 1192188 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN BATH, THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD AND GLOBALLY (2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MANAGING TRUSTEES FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH

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: Bath and North East Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £8,928 for the year, with total receipts of £49,032 against payments of £40,104. The filing notes that there are no outstanding liabilities and that the charity does not hold any special reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At present we do not hold any special reserves.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 8
  • 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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

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

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: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£49k£40k
31/03/2025£44k£46k
31/03/2024£52k£55k
31/03/2023£27k£25k
31/03/2022£25k£27k

Common questions

Is BETHEL BAPTIST CHAPEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £8,928 for the year, with total receipts of £49,032 against payments of £40,104. The filing notes that there are no outstanding liabilities and that the charity does not hold any special reserves. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BETHEL BAPTIST CHAPEL£49k——below—no doubt
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£202k——unclear—no doubt
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH LALESTON FY2026£63k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHEL CHURCH OF LONDON FY2025£47k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, BARRY FY2025£132k——above—no doubt

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