Charity commission Annual return for Bethesda Church 

2024 

Through this year we continued to reach into our community to share the Gospel of Jesus with all who live here. We have run many activities and put on various special events 

Activities: 

Toddlers Community Café Heart of Knitting Community cards Craft days Evangelistic events Bereavement course Sunday services 

The church turned 90 years old this year. We did a series of special events as well as celebrated within the activities we normally run 

The purpose of the church remains to reach out into our community and teach people about being followers of Jesus. 

The teaching and encouragement of the body of believers that call Bethesda their spiritual home. 



## **Bethesda Church 2024** 

## **Statement of Income & Expenditure - Main Church activities** 

||**Income**||**Expenditure**|**Expenditure**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Balance b/f|**£**|**18,978.82**<br>**£**|Admin|£|9,495.41<br>£|
|Tithes & Offerings|£|54,844.61<br>£|Catering / Events|£|1,539.42<br>£|
|Other Income|£|1,352.27<br>£|Church Ministry|£|7,291.90<br>£|
|Gift Aid|£|9,846.09<br>£|Misc|£|-<br>£|
||||Missions|£|504.00<br>£|
||||Premises|£|28,398.56<br>£|
||||Transfers|£|-<br>£|
||||Wages|£|31,668.88<br>£|
||||Balance Carried forward|**£**|**6,123.62**<br>**£**|
||£|85,021.79<br>£||£|85,021.79<br>£|



## **Bethesda Church 2023 - Fund Statement** 

Brought forward from 2023 **£                   234,095.42 In year position** Church -£                     12,855.20 Café £                       2,872.60 Interest accrued £                       6,519.63 Total to carry forward to 2025 **£                   230,632.45** 

## **Current Accounts** 

Church £                       6,178.62 Café £                     10,715.11 Campaigners £                          980.21 **Reserves** £                   212,730.70 Total **£                   230,687.45**