GOSPEL STANDARD BETHESDA FUND

Registered charity 1199341 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of care homes and managed flatlets for the elderly from Gospel Standard Strict Baptist chapels.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £1,204,095 for the year, driven largely by a £1,381,274 gain on the sale of properties. However, the core charitable activities resulted in a deficit, with total expenditure on charitable activities (£1,784,400) exceeding income from those activities (£1,367,708). The trustees note that occupancy levels are a key factor in financial viability, with overall occupancy standing at 46.8% in 2024.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Begbies Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 13651153

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HART, John Benjamin — director, appointed 18/02/2022on trustee list
• POCOCK, Phillip John — director, appointed 29/09/2021on trustee list
• COTTINGHAM, Samuel Benjamin — director, appointed 29/09/2021on trustee list
• SAUNDERS, Raymond Alec — director, appointed 29/09/2021on trustee list
• STEVENS, David Francis — director, appointed 29/09/2021on trustee list
• WOODHAMS, Richard William — director, appointed 29/09/2021on trustee list
• RIDOUT, Michael David — director, appointed 29/09/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Gospel Standard Bethesda Fund — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 16/10/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~12.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• Brighton and Hove Bethesda Home: Good (09/11/2023) · CQC record

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL DAVID RIDOUTchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• David Francis Stevens · trustee of 3 other charities
• Dr RICHARD WILLIAM WOODHAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN BENJAMIN HART · trustee of 4 other charities
• PHILIP JOHN POCOCK · trustee of 2 other charities
• Raymond Alec Saunders
• SAMUEL BENJAMIN COTTINGHAM · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · East Sussex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH income £320k
• THE GOSPEL STANDARD TRUST income £141k
• EAST HERTS GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £1.5m
• DOWNHAM GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £186k
• HEATHWOOD GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £184k
• PARISH OF EAST HAM, HOLY TRINITY income £345k

Side by side with its peers

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