BETHEL BAPTIST CHAPEL
(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
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.
What the accounts disclose
“At present we do not hold any special reserves.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Trustees
- William Julian Reeves Goodmanchair
- John Benjamin Gaskell
- John Gaskell
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETHEL BAPTIST CHAPEL | £49k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH | £202k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH LALESTON | £63k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BETHEL CHURCH OF LONDON | £47k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH | £27k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, BARRY | £132k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |